“The most commonly grown grains in the world are: maize (corn), wheat, rice, and barley. These four crops together provide over 60% of the world’s food energy (FAO
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How To Build A Rain Barrel For Less Than $100
“It’s pretty easy to build your own rain barrels from plastic drums or trash cans. Search online for “bottles” or “containers” to find an “open head” plastic 55-gallon
How To Compost Food Scraps
“Composting food scraps at home is one of the most important aspects of home composting. Why? Because food scrap items such as vegetable and fruit waste, meal leftovers,
Growing Mushrooms Using The Log Inoculation Method
“Inoculating logs with mushroom spawn couldn’t be easier. Basically you drill holes in the logs 3-4 inches apart in a diamond pattern, pound in the spawn plugs, cover
How To Make A Container Pond In A Stock Tank
“Over the years of blogging about my stock-tank ponds (a 100-gallon container pond in my former garden, and this new 717-gallon one), I’ve been asked many times how
Raising Animals As Gardening Allies
“When I go into the garden first thing in the morning, fuzzy, yellow ducklings race into view. Running around cheeping, they take a bite from the feeder, have
How To Make Your Own Totally Organic Plant Fertilizer
Worm castings, worm tea, and worm leachate are 3 of the most powerful organic fertilizers one can use in the garden, and you can keep an endless supply
Seed Starting In Egg Cartons
“It’s finally time to start seeds again! After months of winter garden dreaming, action at last! First come the onions. We’re planting a bunch this year, maybe not
How To Make A Bamboo Polytunnel
“We used a local renewable material, caña (like bamboo). You could use anything long and bendy – we would like to try it with hazel next time we are
The Top 5 Uses for Spent Coffee Grounds
“Coffee grounds have been used as a gardening aid for centuries, and groups such as Ground to Ground are out there reintroducing the practice to a new generation.
How To Build A Tee-Pee Garden Trellis
As you stand amidst your lush garden, envision a structure that not only adds height and beauty to your landscape, but also supports the growth of your climbing
Building A Covered Greenhouse Garden
“Since we’ve moved here, we’ve had some windy nights and some CRAZY 30mph windy nights. On top of that, the neighbors all comment on the foggy summers. So
Understanding Heirloom Vegetables
“The term “heirloom” has always confused me. What determines if a plant is considered an heirloom or not? In the cut flower business most blooms are from hybrids
How To Make Your Own Compost Like A Pro
“Remember in The Lion King, when Mufasa teaches Simba about the circle of life? (You know: The lions eat the antelope, eventually the lions die, the lions’ bodies
How To Save Tomato Seeds
“Saving seeds from tomatoes is really easy and kind of fun. The process of how to save tomato seeds for next year is not very complicated, but it
Make Your Own Compost Tumbler
“Marty made this for me from the instructions below. I just recently sold it to another gal who was tickled to get it. It worked great and was
Closed Loop Food Producing Urban Greenhouse – Garden Pool
“Garden Pool started as one family’s blog to document converting an old backyard swimming pool in to a closed-loop food-producing urban greenhouse and has evolved in to a
Recycled Bike Tire Trellis
“My mom saw this on Pinterest a few weeks ago, and we both loved it. Then Mr. Gaunt and I were with her at a garage sale and
Barley Fodder Sprouting In 8 Days
“This Spring we are exploring an alternative to how we are feeding our herd (and chickens too!). The idea comes from the notion of fresh sprouts as a
How To Grow Mushrooms In Coffee Grounds
Are you ready to embark on a fascinating journey into the world of mushroom cultivation? Just imagine, your coffee grounds transforming into a thriving ecosystem, where mushrooms flourish
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