Growing Food

A survival food garden is a great way to work towards emergency preparedness by learning to grow and preserve food in a variety of ways including canning, freezing, salting, storing in oil and dehydrating. These days everyone is thinking about emergency preparedness. Whether they are thinking of disaster preparedness in the event of an earthquake, …

Growing great tomatoes is easy as long as you know how to grow tomatoes. The articles below are intended to help you stop worrying about success and enjoy the experience of growing fresh tomatoes in a container or in your own backyard. After all, many gardeners want to grow the biggest and healthiest tomato crop on …

Disclaimer: This is a guest post from Sustainable Seed Company. I did not receive any compensation for this post. I chose to share it because it contains useful information for my readers. Have you ever wondered what the 10 easiest vegetables to grow from seed are? Growing your own food is the most gratifying and …

When it comes to February garden chores, some are small and others are huge, like tapping maple trees. February is a good month to purchase any last minute seeds for the garden, clean used flowerpots and buy seed starting supplies such as seed starting potting mix, peat pots, flower tags and organic fertilizers. This is …

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post written by John Fendley of the Sustainable Seed Company. I only recommend products and companies I personally like. Growing great tomatoes is easy if you know the tricks and secrets.    

Long season garden plants are either those that take a long time to flower, produce their crop or fruit for an extended period of time. Many plants will bloom longer if the faded blooms are cut off. This process is known as deadheading. Most plants need an inch of water a week to thrive and …

The world is changing – everyday it seems there is a new report of how unsafe or contaminated our food or medicine is – and frankly this new trend is downright scary which is one reason why you might want to grow an herbal medicine garden. I’m not surprised by all of this though – …

The banana comes from the genus Musa and is one of the most popular foods in the world which is why learning about bananas is not only important, but fascinating. Banana plants are available in both large and dwarf varieties, so there is one that is ideal for everyone regardless of where they live. Dwarf …

If you are going to invest the time, money and energy to grow tomatoes, you will want to achieve the best possible results for your efforts. When you start researching how to achieve this, you will come across the topic of what the best soil amendments for tomatoes are. Becoming a successful vegetable gardener means learning …

You can eat better and save money by growing a garden! With spring fast approaching, many of you are in the final stages of deciding what to grow in your vegetable garden this coming year. Most of us will agree that growing our own food not only produces better tasting produce, but also allows us …