In order to have a lush green lawn, a beautiful flower garden, or a productive vegetable garden, you need to have good soil, and sadly, it is getting harder and harder to find good soil.
If the topsoil in your yard hasn’t been stripped by developers, it may have been neglected or abused by previous residents, or it may just never have been that good to begin with. See the 7 point The 7-Step Soil Improvement Plan below
The 7-Step Soil Improvement Plan
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You maybe asking, what is compost teas, well, simply put it’s a liquid fertilizer and disease suppressor that is made by soaking small amounts of biologically-active compost in water, often with other ingredients such as kelp or molasses to feed the microorganisms, but lots of others can be used, and then aerated over a period of one to two days.
The “tea” is then sprayed using a typical hand-held sprayer either directly onto plants, the soil, or it is applied as a soil-drench (root dip) for seedlings. See how to make your own today by clicking the link below
How To Make And Use Compost Tea – The Ultimate Organic Fertilizer
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Have you ever gone out to check on your vegetables and plants, only to fins something has ate them? I know I sure have! Thank god, there is a simple way to stop those pesky animals from ruining your crop. Build a bed enclosure.
This project is really simple to do and even looks really nice and professional. I would even hang some solar lights on them so they are a feature to look at at night, but Im a night owl, so im probably the only one that would ever think of that.
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Plant food can be very expensive and hold lots of harsh chemicals that can be harmful to animals. Stop spending lots of money and become more frugal, make your own. It really is very simple and cheap to do!
I found a great recipe over at creative homemaking, they show you a few ways to make your own plant food, click the link below to see
How to Make Homemade Plant Food
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Times being what they are we’re all trying to save a little money. Here’s some tips on how to stretch that dollar even further with a home garden. The ultimate in self-sufficiency in terms of food is, of course, to grow it yourself.
I have read many articles lately inferring preppers should buy seeds packaged for long term storage so that when SHTF they can dig up part of the lawn and grow their own food. Click the link below to see the original article
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Any citrus fruit can be used for making marmalade. Bitter or sweet oranges, lemons, grapefruit, tangerines, satsumas and ugli fruit, on their own or in various combinations.
Flavorings such as ginger, whisky, rum, brandy, treacle and apricots can be added but the citrus flavor must predominate. See how to make some below.
Canning 101 – Orange Marmalade Recipe
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Some fertilizers come in big 50 pound bags you find down at the local garden center and are nearly always full of harmful chemicals for animals or water supplies,did you know they can be hiding right inside your house.
Over at the Home Grown Fun website they have a list of 10 natural, organic fertilizer recipes. Click the link below to see all 10 natural organic fertilizer recipes.
10 Natural Organic Fertilizer Recipes
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Now is the time to preserve some of the season’s gems like tomatoes, peaches, corn, and peppers. Preserving isn’t just about canning, though. There are lots of ways to preserve your fruits and veggies.
There are lots of ways to preserve your fruits and veggies so don’t waste all of your time, effort and money by not preserving. Click the link below to see all of the tips today!
Tips For Freezing, Pickling, Making Sauces And More With Your Summer Produce
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Did you know that you can regrow food from the food you already have? We constantly have green onions regrowing from the root ends… If you start to regrow your own food, this will save some money over the year; sure, you’re not going to feed the family on them, but every little bit helps save some money.
Some of these are more fun to do with the kids, rather than being useful for eating, but some of these can genuinely produce extra edible food from their scraps. To see all of the 16 foods, click below.
16 Foods That’ll Re-Grow from Kitchen Scraps
Growing potatoes at home has become an exemplar of healthy eating and self-sufficiency. You get access to your favorite tasting varieties for cooking, plus unusual varieties available to gardeners. And when they’re expensive to buy from the stores, you’ll have your own crisp fresh new potatoes.
This is a great way to grow potatoes as it doesn’t matter what type of soil you have. So put away the hoe and leave the tiller in the shed. Just grab your gloves, a bale of hay and you’re ready to grow
How To Grow Dirt Free Potatoes
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