Weed control. One of the banes of vegetable gardening, especially if you want to use organic weed management methods. Thankfully there are some great ways to conquer the weeds! We’ve tried quite a few different methods over the years and have settled on using the weeding tricks and methods below as a sustainable way to […]
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Do you suddenly have blisters on your arms and hands after working in your garden? You may have been a victim of phytophotodermatitis. Also known as parsnip burn or plant and sun dermatitis, it is a blister that appears after plant sap touches your skin combined with exposure to sunlight. If you’re reading this, I
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Maybe you’ve finally found THE tomato variety of your dreams or maybe you’re just trying to save a little moolah in your seed budget next year. Either way, learning how to save tomato seeds is a great skill to have in your homesteading toolbelt. Why save seeds? Saving seeds is a super economical way to
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We are starting our fourth year of growing loofah and we’ve certainly learned a few things on how to grow loofah successfully (and unsuccessfully) from trial and error. Year one, we tried direct sowing in a partial shade location. The vines grew like crazy. All the way to the top of a nearby juniper tree…but
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You’ve planted your very first indeterminate tomato plant. You know you need to start pruning your tomato vines…but you’re worried you might accidentally kill your tomato plant. Don’t let fear keep you from snipping away the suckers or taming the vines. This guide will help you learn how to prune tomatoes to keep your vines
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The beginning of a new growing season is upon us. With the sun warming up the earth, memories of nasty pest infestations from last year, large hairy caterpillars, tiny aphids everywhere, or beetles eating the peppers may present itself. We grow all of our vegetables pesticide-free and know that the struggle is real. But what
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The garden, oh the garden, why oh bugs do you love my garden? I don’t know about you, but one of the hardest things about having a garden is watching a beautiful tomato begin to grow, begin to ripen, and right when it is ready to pick…a tomato hornworm appears from nowhere and devours it!
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You’ve seen your friends get on the vegetable gardening bandwagon or you tried to grow your first garden last year during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine and bit off more than you could chew. Even if this is your first time considering a summer vegetable garden, we’ve got a simple step-by-step plan with 3 easy-to-grow summer
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