The items I will describe below can be useful against a variety of garden dangers. Obviously, nothing is foolproof against…
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How to make Collards with Corn Meal Dumplings
Collards with corn meal dumplings is a very traditional dish here in eastern North Carolina. I learned to make it…
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Homeschool Project: Make a Red Wiggler Worm habitat
Hands down, my son’s favorite homeschool garden project when he was little was when we decided to make a red…
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How to make seed tape for small seeds
Learning how to make seed tape for small seeds can be a great project for the kids, but it’s a…
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No seeds? No problem. Food you can grow without buying seeds
You’ve decided you want to start a garden, but you’re wondering what you can grow without buying seeds. You might…
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Why and how to plan a Survival Garden
Although different people might define survival garden differently, my definition is this: a garden from which basic and substantive foodstuffs…
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Plant sprouted potatoes from your kitchen today
You can plant sprouted potatoes right out of your cupboard and by mid-to-late summertime, you’ll have a crop ready to…
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Get started growing Sweet Potatoes in your kitchen window!
Did you know you can start to grow sweet potatoes right in your kitchen, and today if you have any…
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Our Victory Garden Map: A diagram of our first three raised beds
We’ll see how this garden map works out. This is what we have planted in our first three raised beds….
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How to get seeds cheap or free
Yes, you can get seeds cheap or free. Everyone is thinking about starting gardens and becoming more self-sufficient, but how…
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Victory Garden, Week 1: Materials & Strategy
We’re midway through our first week with our 2020 Victory Garden. This post will explain what we’ve done so far…
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Are ‘hybrid’ fruits and vegetables genetically modified (GMOs)?
If you’re planting a garden, you may wonder, “Are hybrid vegetables GMO?” NO, hybrid vegetables are not GMO. In fact,…
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