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 | Oct 17, 2021 | Building Garden Beds, Compost, Gardening, Soil Amendments, Sustainability
How to Build an In-Ground Hugelkultur Garden Bed Building an in-ground hugelkultur garden bed is an interesting garden method for developing very productive gardens. A hugelkultur bed is simply a variety of materials including wood, leafy material, straw, animal...
by John Johnson | Aug 18, 2021 | Building Garden Beds, Gardening, organic gardening
Building Wood Raised Garden Beds Building wood-raised garden beds is a very popular method of backyard gardening. Accordingly, there are many different ways to go about creating an above-ground garden bed. Raised garden beds have a very nice look and appeal to...
by John Johnson | Aug 11, 2021 | Gardening
Starting a Garden from Seed Starting plants from seed is the most economical way to grow a garden. Buying plants from a nursery that are ready to be directly planted into your garden beds may save time or be good for a first-time gardener. However, if the goal is to...
by John Johnson | Jun 16, 2021 | Building Garden Beds, Compost, fruit trees, Gardening, Mulch, organic gardening
Compost for Backyard Gardeners Compost is the most important amendment to an organic garden. Urban homesteaders can make their own compost or buy it by the yard. While buying may be a necessity at the start of building new garden beds. Over time it is wise to...
by John Johnson | Jun 8, 2021 | Gardening
Gardening without Land Access Gardening without land is very doable. With this in mind, patios and balcony’s are great places to garden. Specifically residing in a condo or apartments does not mean you can not have a viable garden space. Using containers for...
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