Neem oil is an organic pesticide that is safe for pollinators and plants yet can help you control insects, pests, and fungi in your garden. In this post, you’ll learn how to use neem oil on plants. I truly believe that with correct garden care you can prevent most of the problems that can come…
Let’s go over all the information that you need to know about harvesting sweet potatoes. It’s so much fun! But there are a few steps that you want to make sure you follow in order to ensure the best and sweetest sweet potatoes. From all the vegetables that grow in my garden, sweet potatoes are,…
Dry leaves are an amazing, free, natural resource for the gardener. There are a few different ways to use them… No matter what way you use, make sure that you use dry leaves! They will improve your soil greatly. If you are a gardener, you should consider fall leaves as nature’s gift to you for…
Preparing the vegetable garden for winter can be done rather quickly. Winter is an important time. The garden gets to rest and the soil can improve. Preparing your vegetable garden for winter will not only help improve the soil but will also save you a ton of work in the spring. When I started…
In this post, I’ll share with you 25 vegetables to plant in autumn. Fall is my favorite season to be in the garden! There are no vicious bugs, I need to water much less, and it’s much nicer to be outside in the cooler temperatures. Even though it’s not the peak of the growing season…
Onions are a great crop for the homesteader to learn how to grow because it’s so useful and stores very well for months. Growing onions from sets is the easiest way to go about it. In this post, you’ll learn how to grow onions from sets… I love growing onions! First, I’m an Israeli… If…
In this post, we’ll go over all the information that you need to know about how to transplant seedlings into the garden. This can be a tricky step because the plants are so fragile at this stage. It’s totally worth it to take the time to make sure that you are doing this right. Everything…
I’ve tried so many different ways to support tomatoes… This way is the easiest and most successful way that I have come across. Let me share with you how to support tomato plants so your plants can produce a lot of delicious fruit! There isn’t a vegetable garden without tomatoes, right? The tomato is the…
Learn how to create a planting schedule for your vegetable garden. A planting schedule might take a bit of time to put together the first time but I promise you that if you do it and make sure to update it during the season it will save you a ton of time and money in…
If you have a small vegetable garden, I am happy to tell you that there is still so much that you can grow! There are many crops that really don’t require much space and can be grown even in the tiniest garden. We’ll go over planting options to maximize your space and what kinds of…
In this post, we will go over how to thin carrots. We’ll go over two possible ways to do this. I’ll also give some suggestions of things you can do with the precious seedlings so you don’t waste a thing. And, you can watch me thin my carrots too. The video is below. Let’s go……
In this post, we’ll go over eight requirements that will guide you as to where to plant a vegetable garden so it will produce an abundance of vegetables. The location of your vegetable garden is very important to its success so let’s make sure we plant the garden in the right location. So you decided…
In this post, we will go over the benefits of cover crops and green manure crops and we’ll learn how we can plant them in the vegetable garden to improve the soil and control weeds. We’ll learn what cover crops are, how they can help us add nitrogen to the soil, some methods of using…
Learn when to pick tomatoes for better fruit quality and to benefit your tomato plant. Picking tomatoes at the right time can prevent disease, increase production, and result in tastier tomatoes! Lady Lee’s Note… I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t love tomatoes. I’ve never met anyone who is a gardener, anyone that actually has a…
Growing purple sweet potatoes is super easy and anyone can do it. You can even grow them in containers! Purple sweet potatoes are healthy and filling and they store very well. In this post, we’ll go over everything that you need to know in order to grow purple sweet potatoes. Purple sweet potatoes are a…
Let’s learn how to grow beans for maximum production. You’ll learn everything that you need to know about growing beans; types of bean plants to choose from, how to plant beans, how to care for bean plants, and how to harvest and store beans. I have to admit… I have a love-hate relationship with garden…
In this post, you’ll learn how to make raised beds cheaply from pallet wood. Seriously, it’s a quick project. I love the look of the bed (I love the look of pallet wood!) and the height of it is just right. But best of all, it was free to put together! I planted a huge…
This simple DIY grow light stand for indoor seed starting is very easy to put together. It allows you a lot of control over the tiny seedlings which in return results in strong, healthy, and productive plants. This unit will serve you for many years. The first year that I planted a large garden for…