If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times….you can’t grow fruit trees organically. I beg to differ. While it’s not a perfect system, because there isn’t one, my simple 3-step plan will explain and demonstrate how to successfully grow fruit trees organically! Fruit trees can be particularly difficult to grow without chemicals,…
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How to Grow the Best Strawberries Using Chives
It’s that time of year! Springtime brings strawberries, one of my personal favorites! Let’s learn how to grow the best strawberries using chives! Wha??!! What do chives have to do with strawberries? Everything!! Hang in there with me! A couple of weeks ago, I went out back to take a look at how the…
How to Grow Beautiful Sweet Potatoes
Growing this amazing staple in your garden this year is a must! But aren’t sweet potatoes difficult to grow? No way! Let me show you how to grow sweet potatoes in water! I absolutely LOVE sweet potatoes! They are not only incredibly healthy for you, but studies ranked the sweet potato #1 vegetable in…
The Right Way to Freeze Strawberries
Strawberry season is right around the corner! Whether you pick your berries at a U-pick farm, grocery store or gather them from your own garden, you’ll want to know “How to Freeze Strawberries”. I absolutely LOVE to freeze strawberries, we use them all year round! We are big smoothie fans, but frozen berries are also…
21 Amazing Strawberry Recipes
Spring is just around the corner, and that means strawberries! Here’s 21 strawberry recipes to excite your taste buds and get you cooking! If I could figure out a way to eat strawberries each and every day, I would! With a little planning, you can be ready to enjoy these spring delicacies as well…
Edible Perennials: Grow Your Own Food Forest
Growing your own food is a delicate balance between your own personal time and energy, weather conditions but most importantly, the decisions you make about what to grow on your property. Planting edible perennials, hence your own personal “food forest”, is an excellent investment of your time as a gardener and homesteader! Casually defined, perennials…
