by John Johnson | Jul 4, 2023 | conventional gardening, Gardening, organic gardening
Harvest Root Vegetables from a Backyard Garden Everyone loves to harvest root vegetables from a backyard garden. These crops are a staple. We dedicate an entire bed to growing specific varieties of organic garlic for their tasty scapes and massive bulbs. Harvesting...
by John Johnson | Jul 3, 2023 | conventional gardening, fruit trees, organic gardening
Watering Fruit Trees in a Food Forest Watering fruit trees in a food forest requires a little planning when building a backyard orchard. Applying water to a couple of trees with a single hose is simple. Once you have a dozen or more trees and countless berry bushes...
by John Johnson | Jun 13, 2023 | Building Garden Beds, conventional gardening, organic gardening
How to Clear a Vegetable Garden Full of Weeds Efficiently and Organically Learn how to clear a vegetable garden full of weeds and then follow gardening best practices so it never gets so bad again. Weeding organically means you are going to be doing real mechanical...
by John Johnson | Jun 11, 2023 | conventional gardening, Gardening, organic gardening
How to Keep Garden Watered While on Vacation, Build Systems Have a thriving garden in your backyard, but want to go away during the heat of the summer? When considering how to keep garden watered while on vacation consider building a irrigation system. Of course,...
by John Johnson | Jun 4, 2022 | Building Garden Beds, conventional gardening, Gardening, organic gardening
Garden Designs for Backyard Gardening A few garden design basics to think about for the urban homesteader to think about it is what type of garden you want. Do you want a food forest with plants intermingled and guilds of dozens of plants together? Or do you want to...
by John Johnson | Jun 13, 2021 | conventional gardening, organic gardening
Conventional Gardening or Organic Do you want a conventional garden or an organic garden? The vast majority of urban homesteaders want to grow gardens with organic or beyond organic methods. As an example, many people may not understand the amount of spraying that is...
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