(Amy Allen) Many vegetables can be grown, harvested, and will continue to grow for later harvests. This is called a cut-and-come-again garden, a technique used for continuous harvests. We cut only enough for our use at that moment, allowing the plant to grow for another harvest on another day. In this article, I’ll discuss how this is done and what vegetables are best suited for this gardening method.
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Cut-And-Come-Again Gardening Will Boost Your Production
(Amy Allen) Many vegetables can be grown, harvested, and will continue to grow for later harvests. This is called a cut-and-come-again garden, a technique used for continuous harvests. We cut only enough for our use at that moment, allowing the plant to grow for another harvest on another day. In this article, I’ll discuss how this is done and what vegetables are best suited for this gardening method.
Planning Your Garden? Read This First.
(Amy Allen) So you’ve noticed current events in terms of shortages at the grocery store and the many problems plaguing our centralized food system, from fires to food recalls to massive bird culls. You’ve decided to take matters into your own hands as much as possible, most notably growing at least some of your own food, and now you’re looking at planning your garden.
5 Medicinal Mushrooms You Can Grow in Your Home Garden or Forage in Your Backyard
(Dr Leonard Coldwell) Having a home garden is a must for preppers, especially if your goal is to be more self-sufficient. If you want to grow medicinal mushrooms in your garden, read on to learn more. (h/t to TheOrganicPrepper.com)
Apartment and Condo Gardening Help You to Bloom Where You’re Planted
(Amy Allen) So you’ve noticed rising food prices and want to grow your own, but you live in an apartment or condo and simply don’t have a yard. You may have a porch or lanai, a window or two, perhaps even a nice wall. Good news! You can still grow a few things. Every little bit will help, right? And apartment and condo gardening are viable options.
Growing Greens and Micro-greens Indoors
(Amy Allen) With the price of food rising and availability dicey, boosting food production in any way possible can only help. There’s nothing cheaper or more available than the food you grow yourself! Both greens and micro-greens can be grown indoors, even in winter, even in an apartment. This article will tell you how!
Home Gardening Tips: 17 Veggies You Can Grow in Buckets
(Zoey Sky) If you live in a small home or a cramped apartment, you don’t need to give up your dreams of having your own garden. You can start your journey to self-sufficiency by growing nutritious vegetables in a bucket garden
8 Best-Tasting Microgreens to Grow Now
(Chris Thompson) If you haven’t tasted a salad or smoothie with microgreens, you need to ASAP!
Top 6 Organic Fertilizers for Your Garden
(Divina Ramirez) The use of fertilizers dates back 8,000 years, when early farmers used manure to fertilize their crops. However, modern, commercial agriculture has now become heavily dependent on toxic synthetic fertilizers.
How to Grow an Indoor Garden
(Nicole McCray) For some, it may seem challenging or even impossible to grow an indoor garden. Sure, a big garden full of vegetables and herbs is a dream of many people. But, if you don’t have the space, resources, or capabilities, growing indoors is a fantastic option. And, it’s not as challenging as it may seem.
How To Make the Most of Your Tomato Harvest
(Misty Anderson) Thanks to an extra-long spring season this year, our gardens have been especially generous and now we have an overabundance of vegetables – especially our beefsteak tomatoes. This new series will discuss how to use up that extra produce in your garden. Let’s start with what you can do with excess tomatoes.
Container Gardening: How to Grow Food With Limited Space
(Jayne Rising) Container gardening is ideal for those with little to no garden space. Even if you live in a condo or apartment and are limited to your patio, you can still produce many different vegetables.
Gardening Just Twice a Week Improves Wellbeing and Prunes Your Stress, Says New Study
(Good News Network) A new study reveals a significant association between gardening more frequently and improvements in wellbeing, perceived stress and physical activity.
More Americans Are Turning to Grow Their Own Food and Seed Companies Can’t Keep Up
(Mayukh Saha) With the pandemic locking us all inside our homes, many hobbies are surging. There is an increase in gaming, and people are finally trying to read the book that was gathering dust on their bookshelves. There have been strange panic buying trends as well. People have felt the shortages of baker’s yeast to even toilet paper. And now, there is a shortage of seeds. Perhaps, this might be due to the rise of pandemic gardens.
Control Weeds Naturally with Vinegar
(Zoey Sky) If you want to use a natural and non-toxic weed killer in your garden or homestead, try some horticultural vinegar.