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81Dwarf Fruit Trees in the Home Orchard
by Marye Audet
When planning your kitchen garden consider adding a couple of dwarf fruit trees. These small trees grow very well in small, urban areas, and will produce alot of full size, fruit. Concerns with the food supply, its effect on the environment, and buying locally, it seems natural to grow your own. published 2 weeks ago
88Growing Strawberries
by Marye Audet
Strawberrries are a perenniel herb that can be grown in most areas of the United States,as well as Canada. Certain varieties can even be grown in Alaska. They grow best in a cool, moist climate... published 5 weeks ago
90Portable Garden Cloche
by Marye Audet
While glass cloches are a charming addition to any garden there are other, less expensive ways to accomplish the same thing. Empty gallon milk cartons, two liter soda bottles, and even chipped Mason jars can find a second life as a garden cloche. published 3 weeks ago
76Vermicompost- Composting With Worms
by Marye Audet
Composting with worms can be a way to produce bigger, better vegetables in your own garden or a way to make a little money on the side. It is relatively easy to do and inexpensive to start. published 4 months ago
73How-to Grow Heirloom Tomatoes from Seed
by Marye Audet
Heirloom tomatoes are an easy to grow, flavorful vegetable to have in the home garden. Gourmet stores and restaurants hae rediscovered the value of heirloom tomatoes and they can be a way for the homesteader to make a little extra money. published 4 months ago
81Build Your Own Greenhouse - a step-by-step guide
by Marye Audet
There are endless ways to build cheap, easy, workable greenhouses. What you choose should depend on what your needs actually are. What type of gardening you do, the plants you intend to grow meed to be considered. Information on the types, including passive solar, pvc and traditionally framed greenhouses. published 4 months ago
74Fresh Herbs on Your Windowsill
by Marye Audet
There is really nothing that perks up a recipe like the use of freshly picked, organic herbs herbs from your own garden. Chopped in sauces, used as garnish, added to salads any dish you add them to seems to... published 8 months ago
75How-to Till, or Cultivate, a Garden
by Marye Audet
Everyone knows that quality soil in the garden is one of the most important steps in harvesting loads of fresh, nutritious, organic vegetables. For some people, raised in the past couple of decades without the benefit of home grown produce, tilling is a confusing thing. When do you start? How do you do it? And can you cut your toes off? published 2 months ago
88What To Plant: Plan Your Early Spring Garden
by Marye Audet
December is the time to begin planning for the early spring garden. There are many cold hardy vegetables that you can plant now for early harvest if you live in a temperate planting zone. published 5 months ago
72Heirloom Vegetables and Fruits in the Home Garden
by Marye Audet
Put simply, heirloom vegetables are the types of vegetables that our ancestors grew for centuries. During those centuries the vegetables, and fruits for that matter, adapted to their environments becoming... published 9 months ago
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