What I Wish I Knew Before I Started Homesteading
What I Wish I Knew Before I Started Homesteading How many people are stuck in a cubicle for 40 hours a week? When I am on the road I look at all the cars and wonder how many people are stuck in a life...
View Article7 Reasons Why You Should Have a Medicinal Garden
7 Reasons Why You Should Have a Medicinal Garden There are more people growing their own food now than in recent years. This is great news for American health in general. The exposure to fresh...
View ArticleHow Does Your Garden Grow? Sunlight, Water, and Some Technology
How Does Your Garden Grow? Sunlight, Water, and Some Technology At first sight I was a little disturbed by this articles intent. I was thinking about another level of automation in our lives and this...
View ArticleWild Edibles: Queen Anne’s Lace or Wild Carrot
Wild Edibles: Queen Anne’s Lace or Wild Carrot This weeks is a great addition to your inventory of wild edibles. Wild carrot is a great little root that can be found in fields and this article and...
View ArticleHow To Support Tomato Plants Easily – And Why It’s So Important!
How To Support Tomato Plants Easily – And Why It’s So Important! There is nothing better than tomatoes in the summer. If you want to convince someone of the importance of gardening you need only have...
View Article7 Things Rabbits Absolutely Hate (So Put These In Your Garden!)
7 Things Rabbits Absolutely Hate (So Put These In Your Garden!) Survival is all relative. The threats in survival are as well. If you are hurting for food and the only source is the garden, rabbits can...
View ArticleStoring Vegetables: 10 Garden Vegetables That Store Well
Storing Vegetables: 10 Garden Vegetables That Store Well When you think about storing vegetables you may not think about storing them fresh. Are you aware that you can store things like carrots all...
View ArticleHow to Save Seeds For Optimal Vitality
How to Save Seeds For Optimal Vitality One of my biggest goals in self reliance is to have a garden in full bloom that was created from the seeds of the previous season. I feel like getting efficient...
View ArticleMid June Garden Planting Guide
Check out this Mid June Garden Planting Guide. It’s mid June and you haven’t planted your garden yet. It happens to all of us some years. Or maybe you have had some crop failures, seeds planted weeks...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Natural Pest Control in the Garden
The Ultimate Guide to Natural Pest Control in the Garden When you read a title like this sometimes you think you are going to get a concoction to spray on all of your plants and all of your bugs to...
View ArticleHow To Protect Cucumber Plants From Beetles And Powdery Mildew
How To Protect Cucumber Plants From Beetles And Powdery Mildew It should come as no surprise that when we plant food other creatures want to eat that food, too. These could be furry creatures or...
View ArticleThis is Why the Community Rules for Preppers
This is Why the Community Rules for Preppers There is only once chance for preppers to reach their full potential. It has nothing to do with a network of spider holes or a deep buried bunker. For...
View ArticleWatering The Garden – How To Avoid The 3 Most Common Mistakes!
Watering The Garden – How To Avoid The 3 Most Common Mistakes! How long did it take you to realize you didn’t just wake up and water your garden everyday? For me it was just an everyday thing unless it...
View Article20+ Impressive DIY Water Feature And Garden Pond Ideas
20+ Impressive DIY Water Feature And Garden Pond Ideas Check out these 20+ Impressive DIY Water Feature And Garden Pond Ideas to make your garden awesome this year 🙂 I already have plans to make 2 of...
View ArticleStarting Seeds or Buying Transplants: Which is Better for Your Garden?
Starting Seeds or Buying Transplants: Which is Better for Your Garden? Are you aware that gardening is exploding in this nation. There are 1/3 of people making $35000 or less who are gardening and...
View ArticleToo Much Rain in the Garden – Managing Wet Dirt and Waterlogged Plants
Too Much Rain in the Garden – Managing Wet Dirt and Waterlogged Plants Sometimes spring can do some damage on your garden. Before I moved to raised beds I used to stand at the back door and look...
View ArticleBuild A $300 Underground Greenhouse “Walipini” That Grows Food Year Round
Build A $300 Underground Greenhouse “Walipini” That Grows Food Year Round There is something about a good building project at a low price that gets the blood pumping! These greenhouses are incredible...
View ArticleHow to Keep the Hot Sun from Harming Your Plants
How to Keep the Hot Sun from Harming Your Plants The first thing that comes to mind is the bolting of those delicious lettuces that grow in the early season. Once the sun of summer starts hitting those...
View Article35 Cheap Organic Fertilizers to Power UP Your Garden
35 Cheap Organic Fertilizers to Power UP Your Garden For a long time I didn’t concern myself with fertilizers. I had mediocre yields and for my family of four it was enough to keep me happy. Of course,...
View ArticleCan Planter, Seed Starter
Can Planter, Seed Starter There is a lot to be said about upcycling. As preppers we like to get as many uses out of a product as possible. This is not on of our most complicated projects. You will find...
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