Ever wonder the best way to go about planting potatoes in a raised garden bed? Here is a solution that I've come up with over the years for a simple, easy way to get the most
You have chosen to garden in raised beds. The frames are set and it is time to fill them with fertile soil that will serve as a good growing medium for your garden plants. One option is to buy a good grade of commercial soil, but that can easily break the bank. The best solution […]
If you're planning a raised bed garden for the first time or adding to your existing beds, avoid these 7 mistakes common in raised bed gardening.
source: scanned image from Victoria April 1995 In observance of Earth Day I am doing an ode to gardening. I fondly remembered the old Victoria magazine's features on gardening and decided to dig them out and see what images I could come up with. I have tore out these features and long since thrown the magazines away. If I knew the the date of the feature I have posted it here as the source, otherwise I don't know the date. source: scanned image from Victoria magazine This was from the magazine and it was also the cover of the magazine. If ever I get to visit England I would love to see a cottage like this. Isn't this rose bush magnificent! source scanned image from Victoria magazine Victoria magazine often took us to England. Here we get a bird's eye view of a spectacular manor house walled garden. source: scanned image Victoria magazine This image is one of the inspirations for my own kitchen garden. Here is a herb garden right out the kitchen door at another manor house. source: scanned image Victoria magazine Always enchanted by a path in a garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 Victoria did many features on white long before I ever remember anyone else showing it. Here they featured an all white garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 The white garden at night becomes a magical place as a moonlit garden. Now, here in my own yard the plants have been spilling over the walk and the flower border with abandon. I just this year have a rose garden. You don't have to spend a lot of money to have roses. I picked these roses up at Walmart last year. I would get a rose every week with the groceries. They only cost around $4 and some change a piece. I have four rose bushes and they have really been beautiful this week. Right out the back door in a shrub a mother robin has taken up residence to raise her young. Not wanting to disturb the nest, I stuck the camera above my head and aimed and caught a peak at the beautiful eggs. Sherry I will join: Show off Your Cottage Monday at The House in the Roses Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper Say G'Day Saturday at Natasha in Oz A Return to Loveliness at A Delightsome Life Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes
Potager Garden Definition : (pronunciation: puh ta zhay) a garden that combines both edible and ornamental plants; a vegetable garden th...
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1 Whew, with the storms that …
Learn easy ways to fill a raised garden bed organically that won't cost you very much money!
Dig into our guide to gardening with raised bed soil and discover what makes the best soil for raised beds. ✅ Shop Kellogg Garden at your local retailer! More
Are you looking to start a vegetable garden? Starting a garden comes with a little leg work. Here are some key tips on preparing garden soil, building a raised garden bed, and the best soil for your new vegetable garden.
Come learn all about hugelkultur: the pros, cons, best materials and wood to use, and how to make a hugelkultur garden bed.
You probably have at least one box of baking soda in your home - if you're like so many other Americans, it's most likely sitting in your refrigerator as a way to combat odors, and
Raising a years worth of food is something I get asked about quite a bit, especially what it takes and what's involved. Today we're going to dive into some common myths people have, both in
My top five ways you can make money on your homestead. From a few pennies to thousands a month, find out how!
Learn about what the ideal vegetable soil garden. From essential nutrients to soil types and optimal pH, learn how to improve your raised bed vegetable soil.
Buell Steelman and Rebecca Sams are alums of Gardens, the groundbreaking landscape architecture design/build firm in Austin, Texas. A decade ago, they trad
This recipe for DIY raised bed soil mix has a combination of ingredients that ensures your plants have everything they need to flourish.
This post looks at the benefits of a cold frame and shows you our clever design for transforming a raised bed into a cold frame in mere minutes. I first beca…
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Hugelkultur raised beds are like no other! They hold moisture, build fertility and maximize surface volume so you get double the yield when harvest comes.
Which is the best raised bed soil mix? Instead of looking at different options, I tested three common ones -- and the differences were surprising.
How Do I Keep Fire Ants Out of My Raised Beds?
Learn how to refresh the soil in raised beds for the next time you plant, fast and simple! In this video, you will also find a complete guide to explain what NPK fertilizers are and how you can use...
If you're making a meditation garden for the Virgin Mary, what flowers you will plant to decorate it? Here are 10 flower varieties that symbolize Mary..
Raised gardens are amazing, but finding the right soil can be tricky. Here's how to find the right soil combination for the garden box in your garden.
It's a permaculture design that works harder than you do.
A hugel bed (also known as hugelkultur) is basically a garden bed filled with logs. In theory, the logs will absorb rainwater like a sponge, allowing for less frequent watering of the bed. As the l…
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The best DIY soil mix recipe has been a long time in the making. This DIY soil mix isn't just something I threw together on a whim and hoped it worked
An in-depth talk about what hugelkultur beds are and why you need them in your permaculture efforts.
Electroculture gardening is all over the place right now, but we're about to dive a bit deeper into the science and how to try it out at home
Ready to cut your orchid flower spike, but aren't sure where? Get step-by-step-instructions on where to cut the orchid flower spike.
Follow this easy tutorial to make your own rectangular raised garden beds using cedar wood.
A few weeks ago we blogged an article in the LA Times about No-Dig Gardens. They require less water than traditional gardens and they’re an easy way to start a raised bed. You can even start one right over a patch of grass you want to get rid of. Another easy gardening option is bringing the garden inside with grass you can grow indoors. Our friend and coworker, Hulda Nelson, tipped us off to the article.
Although I call this chilli jam, I don't mean by this that it's the sort of thing you'd spread on your toast at breakfast (though smeared inside a bacon sandwich, it could be a real help one hungover morning) but rather a chilli jelly — chelly? — that glows a fiery, flecked red and is fabulous with cold meats or a cheese plate. And just a small pot of it makes a gorgeous present. "Jam sugar" is a sugar that has pectin added to it and is very good for setting jams and jellies which are low in natural fruit pectin. It is easily bought in most UK supermarkets but sadly is difficult to find elsewhere. If you can’t get jam sugar then you can use granulated sugar and add a 1.75 ounce box of regular powdered fruit pectin to the sugar and vinegar at the beginning of step 2 (or use the amount of powdered pectin recommended on the packaging). Powdered fruit pectin can be bought from canning suppliers. And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding. For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.
Read about the Best Pittosporum Varieties and use the dramatic foliage of this plant as hedges for great privacy and screening!
We have survived two hailstorms this spring already, but our keyhole gardens are doing quite well. Most of the planting was done in mid-March, so you can see that everything planted is pretty much on schedule. Dr. Deb’s (Tolman) silo … Read More
This year (2017) I am going to grow a Victory Garden as a little bit of an experiment to see if a. I can actually do it and b. to see if I can wind up buying less from the supermarket. Victory Gard…
Here are fourteen genius ways to recycle used coffee grounds. You'll never throw them away again!
Fresh harvested carrots are amazing! You can grow them at home in your garden if you follow these 5 tips for growing carrots in raised beds. Read more!
Heather from The Homesteading Hippy shares her best advice for raising meat on a small homestead. She strives to raise at least 80% of their own food.
Learn how to plan a square foot garden Square foot gardening can help increase your yield when paired with raised bed gardening!
A comparison of the Astrantia we grow, linked to pictures of them growing in the garden and our online shop.
You may think you are ready to raise backyard chickens. Books don't explain everything. Here are 10 things about raising chickens that may surprise you.
Forget the bags of soil at the hardware store. Know exactly what's in your potting soil recipe by quickly and easily mixing it yourself. Only 3 ingredients!
If you want to convert an old orchard to a self-sustaining food forest, start with the SOIL. Billions of creatures can live in a single teaspoon, all connected by miles of fungal mycelium. It's an entire universe beneath our feet. Prepare to be amazed.
Are you a gardener looking for info on your newly built raised garden beds? Here is some information on filling and planting DIY raised garden beds.
How to make bone meal for a better garden! It's so easy to make your own bone meal from leftover bones. Great for healthy roots for houseplants too!
We all love vinegar in our kitchen but after reading this post, you will also love vinegar in your garden. White vinegar is like a…
