Organic Gardening

12 Edible Perennials to Plant Once and Harvest Every Year

Every year in the spring, I plant the seeds that will eventually turn into the crops to be harvested from our annual vegetable garden. I’ve grown an annual garden for 8 years now, and every year is just as exciting as the last. But it is work,...

Go Beyond Organic Gardening to Grow More Food With Less Work

You've most likely heard of organic gardening before, but have you ever heard of beyond organic gardening? In this post, we'll go over exactly what this means, and how you can implement "beyond organic" practices in your own garden to grow more with less input. This...

What is Hugelkultur Gardening (And What Are the Benefits?)

Learn about the many benefits of hugelkultur gardening and start your own highly productive and 100% sustainable hugelkultur raised bed! This is a guest post by Sunflower Craig of Permies.com Hugelkultur (pronounced: hoogle-culture) is German for "mound" or "hill...
How to Grow Spices At Home

How to Grow Spices At Home

When I first learned that there was someone successfully growing spices like ginger, turmeric, cumin and vanilla at home in North Carolina, my mind was honestly blown. I had honestly never considered it could even be possible to grow "exotic"...

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How to Grow a Bumper Crop of Tomatoes

How to Grow a Bumper Crop of Tomatoes

Tomatoes are one of those crops that you really can’t grow enough of. Even if you’re not a big fan of fresh tomatoes, chances are you enjoy some tomato-based products on the regular. And that means that if you grow your own tomatoes, you can make those products at...

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How to Grow An Heirloom Vegetable Garden

How to Grow An Heirloom Vegetable Garden

If you’ve never eaten an heirloom tomato fresh off the vine, then you, my friend, haven’t truly lived. Honestly, when it comes to most vegetables in the garden, you just can’t beat the flavour of heirloom varieties.  Buttery French heirloom pumpkins. Fresh, juicy...

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