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General Gardening Tips

These garden tips will help your garden grow a little easier.

Feverfew for Migraines: A Multipurpose Medicinal Herb

Feverfew for Migraines: A Multipurpose Medicinal Herb

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a member of the daisy family and it makes a wonderful addition to your herbal garden….
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Composting Guide for Beginners

Composting Guide for Beginners

Regardless of whether you garden indoors or out, you should be composting. All plants benefit from compost. It can seem…
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24 Easy Water Conservation Tips for the Homestead

24 Easy Water Conservation Tips for the Homestead

It’s easy to take water for granted when it plays such a ubiquitous role in our daily lives. It’s always been there, and it feels like it always will be. Unfortunately, this may not be the case. Very little of the Earth’s natural water can be used for human consumption; and the demand for it only grows as our population swells. This is where water conservation comes into play.

How to Keep Your Garden Looking Great

How to Keep Your Garden Looking Great

A great garden isn’t just about what you plant, it’s about the overall appearance, too. Anyone can plant pretty flowers, but it takes time and effort to maintain a garden and keep it looking beautiful day after day. The following tips will get you on your way to a happy and healthy garden all season long.

The 3 Secrets to Growing Beautiful Tomatoes

The 3 Secrets to Growing Beautiful Tomatoes

No garden is complete without tomatoes. It’s the star when planting on a patio or in a huge garden. When you’re planting tomatoes, it’s important to decide how you want to support them. It will help you decide whether or not to remove the suckers. It also helps you determine the best spacing. We typically grow ours on a fence so we can maximize space, but this year in my free-spirited planting design, we are caging so we can sprinkle them throughout the garden.

Soothing & Healing Hand Cream for Farmers/Gardeners

Soothing & Healing Hand Cream for Farmers/Gardeners

Gardeners and farmers have hard-working hands that need a little TLC at the end of a long day. This homemade hand cream helps moisturize and soothe rough, achy hands. The best part is that it only takes minutes to make a batch and it lasts a long time. After buying the initial supplies, this hand cream costs less than $1 to make.

You can make this recipe in the microwave, but I prefer to do it in a makeshift double boiler on the stove top.

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