So you think you can survive in the wild on your own? You think you can survive off the grid? Are you ready to forage for food and rely on your own self-sufficiency skills? …Continue Reading
Growing
Plastic Mulching: Save Garden From Weeds & Boost Harvest
Reading Time: 4 minutesGet a headstart on your garden with plastic mulching. Suppress weeds, conserve water, and boost crop production with this wonderful gardening solution. …Continue Reading
5 Homesteading Tips For Starting Seeds In DIY Greenhouse
Reading Time: 5 minutesLearn how to make a DIY greenhouse to starting seeds in using recyclable materials and become more self-sufficient! 5 Quick Homesteader Tips For Starting Seeds Regardless of the level of expertise, anyone can start seeds all year round. Seeds basically need two things to get them started: moisture and heat. Sources vary on techniques, proper conditions, and soils required for …Continue Reading
What Are Heirloom Seeds?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat are heirloom seeds anyway? It's a question many have been asking--and once they know, it's something they'd be proud to have! Heirloom Seeds | Preserving Your Heritage An heirloom is anything valuable to a family, group or person, handed down from generation to generation. It could be some old china, silver, furniture, or even seeds. Generally, an heirloom is anything …Continue Reading
Saving Seeds from Squash
Reading Time: 3 minutesSaving seeds is one of the most rewarding things about fall; you’ve enjoyed the best of what your summer garden has to offer, and now things are winding down for winter. Saving Seeds from Squash By saving your seeds, you have ensured that you will be able to have a great garden next year - at minimal expense! It’s really not a hard job, it just involves selecting the very …Continue Reading