During the great depression, families had no choice but to make do with very little. Families would start their own gardens to supplement the cost and small rations of food. Much like during the world wars people had to go back to their roots to care for their families. Now more and more families are following the wisdom of the depression era and supplementing their incomes with home gardens. You can take these simple Great Depression Tricks for Gardening to help provide your family with quality food on a budget. Great Depression Tricks for Gardening Carefully plan out your garden. Each season your garden can flourish with different fruits and vegetables that your family loves. Start by making a list of produce your family willingly eats. Go down the list and find when … [Read more...]
5 Tips for a DIY Indoor Herb Garden
Establishing an indoor garden is a great way to not only grow your food but also cut down on the grocery budget. Indoor herb gardening is an easy way to add flavor and spices to a meal as well. Growing any food at home, even if it is a small amount, can be helpful in becoming making the most out of what you have to use at home. Consider these tips on how to start your own do-it-yourself indoor herb garden. 5 Tips for a DIY Indoor Herb Garden Find A Spot Indoor herb gardens are usually quite small in size and don’t require much room to grow. A perfect spot would include the windowsill of your kitchen window or a sunny place somewhere else in the home. Consider choosing a south facing window if you live in a colder area as that will help keep the plants warm enough to survive all year … [Read more...]
How to Create a Beautiful Hummingbird Garden
Most gardeners love having birds and wildlife visit their backyard gardens. The one bird that is most gardeners favorite is the beautiful little hummingbird. Gardeners around the world will either make their gardens specific to attracting these little guys or will add a few features to their existing gardens to create a wonderful space that the hummingbirds will visit time and time again. How to Create a Beautiful Hummingbird Garden We all know that hanging a sugar-water filled hummingbird feeder is a sure-fire way of getting these small birds to your patio or yard. What’s even better though is planting flowers and plants that the hummingbirds can draw nectar from or find shelter in from predators. In order to create a beautiful hummingbird garden, you just have to follow a few … [Read more...]
Plant a Garden Even if Don’t Have a Green Thumb
Everyone is talking about their gardens and how they are excited to get their hands dirty and see what they can grow this year. You are not one of those people. I know, I know you would love to have a green thumb but yours is closer to a black thumb. This can be because you haven’t had any experience gardening or you were taught practices that were not right for your area of the country. Here is a guide to help you plant a garden even if you don’t have a green thumb. First things first, you need to know what growing zone you are. Check out this chart published by the USDA that shows your plant hardiness zone. This is particularly important to know when you can start planting. In the Southwest they are out in the gardens at the beginning of February whereas most of the US is … [Read more...]
How to Plant a Garden for the Beginner Gardener
Do you drive by people’s gardens and wish that you could grow those beautiful flowers or have a backyard vegetable garden but you’ve never so much as put your hands in potting soil? Don’t worry, with a few easy tips and tricks you too can learn how to plant a garden for the beginner gardener. The basics include soil prep, watering techniques and the hardest part is choosing what you want to plant. Let’s start with the plants – do you want a flower or vegetable garden or a combination of both? For the beginner, it is easiest to buy transplants, or plants that were sowed at a plant farm and then are sold at your local nursery. If you want to try your hand at seeds, stick to those that are easy to grow like beans, squash, petunias, and even sunflowers. It’s good to also know … [Read more...]
How to Grow a Container Garden
Container Gardens are a wonderful addition to any garden landscape and are excellent for people with small spaces or who only have balconies or windowsills. Containers come in all shapes and sizes, and beautiful colors too. There are a few key things to know when starting out, but once you have the basics down, you can grow just about anything in a container. First thing is to make sure you have the proper sized pot for the type of plant you want to grow. If you want to grow a few different herb plants together to make an herb garden, start with a large 10-gal saucer sized container that can fit 4-5 4”plants. Want to grow tomatoes? Then you will need a 3-5 gallon tall container. Maybe you would like to try your hand at a dwarf lemon tree which would take a 25-gallon … [Read more...]