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Garden Apothecary: 11 Medicinal Plants to Grow in Your Backyard
From soothing teas to salves and skin tonics, these 11 powerhouse plants have been used for centuries to support wellness—and they’re surprisingly easy to grow.
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10 Plants You Can’t Kill: Foolproof Picks for Every Garden
Whether you’re a beginner gardener, a busy homesteader, or someone who just wants to enjoy greenery without constant maintenance, this list of nearly indestructible plants is for you. These plants will survive droughts, forgetful watering schedules, and the occasional (or frequent) bouts of gardening neglect.
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Hugelkultur Garden Beds: Building Fertile Foundations for Your Micro Farm
When it comes to gardening, there’s a method out there for everyone. Raised beds, lasagna gardening, vertical towers—you name it. But if you’re looking for a technique that combines sustainability, simplicity, and long-term fertility, hugelkultur (pronounced hoo-gul-cool-toor) might just be the quirky gardening solution you didn’t know you needed. Whether you’re a backyard hobbyist or a budding micro-farmer, hugelkultur beds bring a unique twist to organic farming, perfect for creating a thriving ecosystem in a compact space. So, what exactly are these magical garden beds? Let’s dig in (pun intended). What is Hugelkultur? Hugelkultur, a German term meaning “mound culture,” is an ancient gardening technique where woody debris, branches, and organic materials are…
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8 Reasons to Start A Garden: Digging Into the Many Rewards of Growing Your Own Food
In a world where most of us spend hours under artificial lights and scrolling through endless notifications, gardening is an earthy escape that brings us back to our roots—literally. Growing your own food offers a ton of benefits that go beyond just saving a trip to the grocery store. From enhancing physical health to saving money, reducing stress, and eliminating pesticides from your diet, cultivating your own garden can transform both your yard and your life. 1. Physical Health Benefits: Move Over, Gym Membership Gardening might look like a gentle pastime, but ask any gardener, and they’ll tell you it can be a workout. Weeding, planting, and harvesting all contribute…
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Welcome To My Micro-farm! Transforming My Lawn Into A Thriving Micro-farm
If you've ever felt the call in your bones to grow, to heal, to nurture the land but have been unsure where to begin, or felt limited by a lack of space or time, follow along with me. On this journey, I'll share my experiences—successes, failures, and lessons learned—as I continue to transform my 0.25-acre patch in the mountains into the boutique micro-farm of my dreams.
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6 Easy Herbs To Grow For Your Winter Garden
As we cozy into the fall months and winter approaches, gardening is not always at the top of everyone’s mind. We tend to let things taper off this time of year, assuming that the season of planting is past, but this is not necessarily so! If you love the thought of preparing your Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts with fresh grown herbs, you’re in luck as many delicious staples will overwinter. Some herbs can be left to grow in the ground and others, with a little TLC, will thrive in an indoor kitchen garden until spring. Allow me to introduce a few of my favorite winter hardy culinary herbs that will…
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Fish Amino Acid for Organic Fertilizer: How To Make It and Use It
Fish Amino Acid (FAA) is a Korean Natural Farming supplement that is abundant in amino acids and nutrients and therefore has some great benefits for your plants if you are an organic gardener. It’s worth noting that (FAA) Fish Amino Acid and Fish Emulsion are not the same. You can find commercial fish emulsion for purchase on garden store shelves which is made with fishing industry byproducts as well as the byproducts of the fish oil industry. On top of being pricey it also is processed to avoid putrefaction on the shelves, and is thereby lacking in the bacterial microorganisms that are important for plant and soil health. This may…
