Tag: Gardening

Natural Techniques to Keep Pests Out of Your Garden

Some posts may contain affiliate links Natural Techniques to Keep Pests Out of Your Garden It’s that time of year! Planting season. But with planting season comes the critters who want to share in your seedlings. Keeping pests- insects, pets, wild animals- out of your garden can be hard work, especially if you don’t want to use …

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DIY Slot Together Pyramid Garden Planter

DIY Slot Together Pyramid Garden Planter

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Slot Together Pyramid Garden Planter It is time to start gardening, and this is a great project if you want to build an awesome center piece or just a cool looking herb or plant pyramid garden. This can be achieved fairly easily and if you use your noggin’ …

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How To Propagate Aloe Plants

How To Propagate Aloe Plants

How To Propagate Aloe Plants It is easy to propagate Aloe Vera plants so you can have a living growing natural First Aid burn treatment source nearby standing by when needed. Aloe gel is made from the center part of the aloe leaf that is a semi firm gel that liquefies with fingertip heat and …

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Lawn Installation

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Lawn Installation Lawn Installation. Hand Seeding, Hydro Seeding or Sod? Which is better? Personally I would have thought sod laying. After reading this article from a trusted source, mikesbackyardnursery.com I didn’t realize how easy it was to have a lush, green lawn again. I didn’t realize that sod shrinks and …

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A Simple DIY Compost Bin

How To Make A Simple DIY Compost Bin

 A Simple DIY Compost Bin Now is a great time to start a compost bin. Take all of your lawn waste and make use of it. In a matter of months when you add your food scraps and biodegradable plant life you will have soil so fertile your veggies will be thanking you. Check out the full tutorial …

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Planting and Growing Potatoes

Planting and Growing Potatoes

Planting and Growing Potatoes Potatoes are just a yummy staple we all should be growing. Did you know that growing potatoes is really easy and you can start growing them with old potatoes? Crazy huh! I found this great article that shows us how to plant and grow them with a great tutorial that is …

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DIY Indoor Seed-Starting Rack

How To Build An Indoor Seed-Starting Rack

DIY Indoor Seed-Starting Rack Now is the time to start your seeds in some parts of the world. If you are a hardcore gardener or a novice this shelf project could make your work a lot easier! This DIY project is cheap and easy to make. Personally well worth the time and effort. The rack …

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How To Build A Straw Bale Garden

How To Build A Straw Bale Garden

How To Build A Straw Bale Garden Straw is an ideal substitute for soil. Many of us have bad soil so rather than purchase dirt,  why not use straw and get some great veggies in a ready made raised bed. The hollow tubes of the straw are designed by Mother Nature to suck up and hold …

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10 Raised Bed Garden Ideas

10 Raised Bed Garden Ideas

10 Raised Bed Garden Ideas I am happy to report that spring is very close and it’s time to prepare and make your raised beds… I have 2 raised beds in my garden and I will be preparing it in the next few weeks. Plants can be spaced closely together, so yields go up, water-use …

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15 Foods You Can Regrow From Scraps

15 Foods You Can Regrow From Scraps Did you know you can get free food from scraps? This is a great way to save some money on your grocery bill… Fun to do and teaches the kids lessons on food and gardening all at the same time. Most of us throw away our scraps but …

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