Winter's coming and you need to winterize the chicken coop and I'm going to show you how to do it for as frugally as possible, in fact this method of insulating my backyard chicken coop was FREE. Read more to find out how I insulated the chicken coop for winter. … [Read more...] about How To Winterize Chicken Coops For Free
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Unboxing Organic Plant Magic Plant Food With Beneficial Soil Microorganisms
Dear Readers, The lovely people behind Organic Plant Magic sent me some of their all purpose plant food for free for me to try and write a review about. The product came in 1/2 pound bag which can be added to soil, seed, roots, sprayer, watering can and even, irrigation … [Read more...] about Unboxing Organic Plant Magic Plant Food With Beneficial Soil Microorganisms
Propagating Plants
Dear Readers, I have a bit of a problem with the neighborhood kids; they are always playing in my front yard, jumping off the porch steps on bikes and scooters and running around the place, usually right after I put down organic fertilizer on the lawn to try and fix the … [Read more...] about Propagating Plants
Bokashi Composting Benefits (Misfit Gardening Now On YouTube!)
Dear Readers, I have been super busy behind the scenes here working on a video all about Bokashi composting. Actually I've been working on a few videos, a product review, planning an orchard layout and moving established trees as well as harvesting even more stuff out the … [Read more...] about Bokashi Composting Benefits (Misfit Gardening Now On YouTube!)
More Organic Liquid Fertilizer Recipes
Dear Readers, I followed up my post for Mother Earth News with even more organic liquid fertilizer recipes so you can get better harvests in your garden. These recipes use herbs which you may already have in the garden or manure as well as some tips when you make natural … [Read more...] about More Organic Liquid Fertilizer Recipes
Learn the Secret to Getting Better Harvests with Homemade Natural Liquid Fertilizer
I want to share a secret with you so you can get amazing harvests in your garden too. I'm going to tell you how you can make your own liquid fertilizer using things you might already have in your garden. Getting amazing harvests is part luck and part science. You … [Read more...] about Learn the Secret to Getting Better Harvests with Homemade Natural Liquid Fertilizer
Hugelkultur In A Raised Bed
Dear Readers, This post is about hugelkultur and how you can incorporate it into your garden. Hugelkultur is an Eastern European growing method that is popular in permaculture circles and techniques. It creates a raised bed and improves its fertility or nutrient … [Read more...] about Hugelkultur In A Raised Bed
Raising Chickens In Your Backyard
We have taken the next steps towards self sufficiency and started raising chickens in our backyard as part of our suburban homestead and got our first flock of chicks a few weeks ago. … [Read more...] about Raising Chickens In Your Backyard
No Dig: Why You Shouldn’t Be Digging Or Tilling Your Garden
Dear Readers, I used to dig, double dig, rotovate and till the garden and allotment but have a confession to make; I don’t till my garden anymore. I now use no dig farming methods throughout the yard. … [Read more...] about No Dig: Why You Shouldn’t Be Digging Or Tilling Your Garden
Making A Raised Bed Biodynamically
Dear Readers, Biodynamic agriculture is a sustainable growing method which can be adopted for the home garden and something which I'm very passionate about. Vegetables, fruits and flowers all benefit from these planting and cultivating methods which use organic gardening as … [Read more...] about Making A Raised Bed Biodynamically
