Dear Readers, Winter is just around the corner and gardening doesn't stop here even with the first flurries of snow. There's plenty you can be doing in your garden throughout the winter to prepare for the following season. Grab yourself a nice hot cuppa tea … [Read more...] about Preparing the Garden for Winter and The Next Season
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What To Do With Fallen Leaves In Your Garden
Fall is here! Find out 7 ways you can use leaves in your homestead and garden in this post so you can make the most of the fallen leaves around your home this autumn. … [Read more...] about What To Do With Fallen Leaves In Your Garden
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
Composting Questions
Dear Readers, I wrote an article for the Mother Earth News Organic Gardening blog to cover the many questions I get asked from friends, family, coworkers and even the occasional email from readers about composting. Questions like: "How can I start?" "What … [Read more...] about Composting Questions
Extending Harvests
Dear Readers, I mulched the existing vegetable bed with fallen leaves in autumn to help smother weeds in spring. I discovered that by doing so has actually saved some of the plants that were left in the ground over winter. … [Read more...] about Extending Harvests
Herbal Tea: Good For Your Plants
Dear Readers, Today I'm talking about herbal teas and how they can help you in the garden. … [Read more...] about Herbal Tea: Good For Your Plants