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We all love our gardens and hate the pests. So here are five homemade pesticides that target only the bad bugs in our garden and are benign to all other life.

The Lazy Composter / Homemade Fertilizers From Waste

Couldn’t get compost right? Try these homemade fertilizers instead…

Container gardening can be a fun, creative, and easy way to grow your plants in various different kinds of containers both inside and outside. Although container gardening can be simple, there are definitely some things you need to keep in mind in order to grow successfully. Here are nine tips for better container gardening.

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Be it just some pots on a ledge, a kitchen garden, a backyard or a community one – getting your hands dirty is not just good for your kitchen, pocket and diet but also for

If you’ve ever grown your own food, you understand the hard work that goes into it. One of the things you never want to see is your harvest go to waste. Believe me, I know the sorrow of not being able to figure out what to do with my harvest fast enough before it is no longer fresh. On the flip side, this circumstance has really encouraged me to learn and try out different ideas for preserving whatever I grew. And now I am here to share them with you! Here are five ideas to preserve your garden harvest.

Basil, for you and your garden

From salads to herbal uses to home remedies – basil is one plant brimming with all the goodness of nature. Here’s why it should be in your garden…

One of the most important things we can try to do is conserve resources. Water is the most valuable and scarce resource. It's important for sustaining both the life in the world, and in your garden. It’s a precious thing you definitely don’t want to waste. Need some ideas on how to keep from wasting water while gardening? Here are seven easy tips that will help better conserve water in your home garden.

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Insects can feel like the nemeses of our gardens. It can be absolutely frustrating when pests like flea beetles and white moths devour our hard-grown greens. But believe it or not, not all insects are there to pester and “bug” your garden. Some bugs are very beneficial in helping you attain a flourishing harvest. Here are five useful insects you definitely want in your garden.

Pretty much all of us have probably heard of greenhouses. One of their main uses is to shelter plants that require regulated climatic conditions, or if you’re like my neighbors, they can be utilized to keep goats warm in the winter.

Tiny houses are becoming a big deal. They offer the freedom from a mortgage (at least a big one) and are exponentially more sustainable than a traditional housing structure.

So, what is a tiny house? Technically, a tiny house is under 400 square feet. These can remain on wheels or be built on a foundation. The houses that remain on wheels are generally even smaller, constituting a micro house (stay tuned for an article on these little dwellings next week).