Gardening

Successful Gardening Basics

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Almost anyone can grow a vegetable garden, but there are some things every vegetable garden will need to produce at full potential. Do you have the basics?

Building Soil with Lasagna Gardening

By homesteadhoney

Building a healthy, resilient garden begins with building great soil. Lasagna gardening, or sheet mulching is one great way to build soil without disturbing its layers. Homestead Honey shares her experience with her year-old lasagna garden, and shares tips for success.

How to Grow Basil for Yourself

By AngEngland

Learn how to grow basil for yourself…and have delicious herbs for everyday cooking at your fingertips!

Many Composting Methods

By mtkatiecakes

Making use of the many composting methods so that the homestead and garden always have a steady supply of compost and compost tea for potted plants, seedlings, and the entire garden.

Cold to Hot Springs: Tips to Prevent Bolting

By LittleMountainHaven

Most spring vegetables prefer a nice cool season for growing and do not like the heat, especially huge temperature jumps. Likewise some vegetables can handle light spring frosts ok but others can’t. Here are some guidelines for preventing bolting from plant stress and what the best varieties are to grow and when.