Turn to your pantry and medicine cabinet for simple solutions to common garden problems… “I’ve found that awareness and a quick response are two of the best allies

“Milk and watermelon may not be a common combination in the diet, but they are  good friends in the garden. Milk can be used during two stages of

Mustard is said to help suppress weed growth and provides a living mulch… “The advantage of sowing mustard are that it disinfects and regenerates the soil, it stimulates

So you want to raise organic vegetables and fish in your own backyard without soil or fertilizer? Here’s a nice system from Renewable DIY. Specifications… Fish Tank –

“Did you know that one clove or bulb of garlic, when planted, can produce up to an additional twenty cloves? So instead of tossing out your garlic that’s

Container gardening isn’t only for savvy urban gardeners and folks with limited space to grow, it can also be for folks who want to maximize their yields in

“My family didn’t grow asparagus when I was a child. We found it. My dad had a sharp eye for the tender green spears that grew wild along

Doll’s house-sized ‘watermelons’ that taste of pure cucumber with a tinge of lime. These little guys are officially the cutest food known to man & oh-so-easy to grow

If you’re interested in gardening on any level, it’s nearly impossible not to notice that vegetables are once again enjoying the gardening spotlight. Like everything else, the gardening

Greenhouse construction with a rocket mas heater, including an excellent demonstration of the rocket mass heater sideways burn. A rocket mass heater is typically 10 times more efficient

This is very cool… “This is a brief guide on how I took some old windows from houses they where tearing down in my neighborhood and turned them

If you’ve got weeds in the garden, rather than using Roundup or another chemical, consider using good old natural store brought vinegar. “Need proof that vinegar is a

“Step 1: Beg Explain patiently to professional carpenter husband over several months that current compost bins are old and too small and in the wrong place.  Paint dazzling

Homemade grain threshing solutions… An important first step for the small-scale grain grower is choosing grain varieties that can be threshed without modern machinery, since some grains grow

Have fun in your garden this year. Grow some square watermelons! It’s fun and easy to grow fruits and vegetables in containers. By growing these cool watermelons you can

Here’s the concept behind the potato tower… You build a 2′ by 2′ box with these 33″ corner posts in each corner. You place soil in the box

One of the main principles involves embedding the greenhouse in the earth to take advantage of the earth’s constant temperature, to store the solar energy collected during the

“A bumper crop of basil, lemon balm and savory is wonderful, but what you do with it after you bring it in is every bit as important as

Vertical gardening is a pretty sweet option for those of us with limited space, and/or bad backs! In this example we can see lettuce trays attached to the weather