Our Community Garden Stories
Root Pouch
Thriving Container Gardening with Root Pouch Grow Bags Grow a thriving container garden using grow bags from Root Pouch. These specialized garden containers are designed for optimal plant growth. Made from recycled materials that are BPA free and non-toxic. These...
Container Gardening
What is Container Gardening Container gardening is perfect for growing in small spaces or homesteaders that can never say no to one more plant, but lack additional ground. Containers come in all shapes and sizes, so match the right size pot to the vegetable, fruit,...
Harvest Root Vegetables
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...
Watering Fruit Trees
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...
Cultivating Tools
Cultivating Tools for Backyard and Market Gardeners Always use a cultivating tool to aerate the soil in the garden beds. The microorganisms that live in the soil and help your plants thrive appreciate the soil aerated and loose. The plant roots can quickly expand in...
How to Clear a Vegetable Garden Full of Weeds
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...
How to keep garden watered while on vacation
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,...
High Arch Wheel Hoe
High Arch Wheel Hoe for Hilling Corn and Potatoes Cultivating the soil with a high arch wheel hoe for growing corn and potatoes is a delight. Gardeners and small-scale farmers using hand tools love this style of wheel hoe. It excels as a cultivating tool early in...
Garden Hoe with Wheels
What is a Garden Hoe with Wheels? The traditional garden hoe or even the specialized hula hoe are staples in any garden shed. However, the garden hoe with wheels allows the gardener to cover large rows and quickly cultivate garden beds. The best wheel hoe for your...
Cheap Duck Coop Ideas
Looking for Cheap Duck Coop Ideas? Ducks don't need much to be happy with their home. Hence cheap duck coop ideas are often the way to go for urban homesteaders raising animals on a budget. A proper duck house can be made from countless free materials or recycled...
Chop and Drop in a Food Forest
The chop and drop technique in a food forest is a proven permaculture strategy for building a rich soil microbiome. Chop and drop is simply the concept of trimming plants and placing the cuttings on the ground to rot and compost in place. The most important element...
5 Ways to Use Wood Chips in a Garden
Top 5 Reasons to Use Wood Chips in a Garden These are the top 5 reasons we use wood chips in a garden. There are many more wonderful ways to use a load of wood chips. While you can buy wood chips, free wood chips are available from arborists if you can find one in...
Harvesting Brussel Sprouts & Carrots
A quick trip to the community garden on Thanksgiving morninig to harvest brussel sprouts and carrots for our dinner later today.