How to Make Cucumber Vinegar
If your cucumbers are doing well and the squash bugs have not gotten to them, you will have an abundance of cukes and may be wondering what to do with them. After all, cucumbers are not used much in...
View ArticleAttracting Butterflies to Your Backyard
Do you love watching butterflies flit and flirt around the yard? It is really not difficult to attract butterflies to your backyard, you just need to know a few facts! Sunshine: Butterflies love...
View ArticleEasiest Ways to Use that Fall Harvest
So you had a fun time planting things in the garden this year and you had fairly good success! Now what? By the time August gets here I am usually burnt out on working in the heat and, regretfully,...
View ArticleRemoving Existing Grass for New Planting Beds
When creating a new planting bed, whether its for flowers or vegetables or herbs, getting rid of the existing grass and weeds is the hardest thing. So lets talk about ways to remove it. Dig it Out...
View ArticleWhat to Cook With a Harvest of One
Most of us backyard gardeners don’t raise enough produce to have massive amounts of each vegetable ripen at the same time. Instead, we get one of this and one of that; one yellow squash, one eggplant,...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Own Salsa Verde
Salsa Verde has become a favorite in our house, but it took a lot of taste testing before we found one that suited us. So if you’ve tried it once and didn’t care for it, don’t give up. This recipe is...
View ArticlePreparing Your Southern Garden for Winter
Living in the South does not require too many garden chores to prepare for winter, but there are a few that should be done to prevent a few disasters. And I may or may not have first hand experience at...
View ArticleHow to Attract a Wide Variety of Birds to Your Feeders
So, you’ve bought a feeder, filled it with seed, and the birds came! Would you now like to up your game? Let’s learn how to attract a wider variety of birds and maybe some less common ones. FEED: The...
View ArticleHow to Recycle a Cracked Birdbath
Do you have an old cement bird bath? I really prefer the cement ones because they last forever! Well, maybe not forever, but many many years. But eventually they might crack and no longer hold water,...
View ArticleWhy Set Garden Goals?
Re-reading this post from last winter of my gardening goals for the year 2018 got me to thinking. To tell you the truth I’d forgotten that I had made this list of goals! So I was anxious to find out...
View ArticleBasic Early Spring Pruning
Does the word pruning leave you confused? Do you think there is some difficult rules and regulations you have to follow? While there are some tips for design aesthetics for something like roses, basic...
View ArticleGrowing Vines on Walls Without Damage
Whenever I see a wall covered in vines I think of exotic places, old-world gardens, warm Mediterranean seaside villas…. and I get that warm fuzzy vacation feeling. Wouldn’t it be nice to get that same...
View ArticleHow to Make a Natural Christmas Wreath
With all the other expenses at this time of year, buying new decorations is one we don't need to add. Not to mention the fact that using real greenery is so traditional and smells so good! You can...
View ArticleHow to Revive a Neglected Christmas Cactus
Let’s face it. Most all of us sometimes forget to water our indoor plants. But you shouldn’t be too hasty to throw it out! There could be life in there… and you might can revive that neglected plant....
View ArticleHow to Make Chile Powder From Your Own Peppers
Those peppers that you left lying on the counter for a few weeks because you had so many and didn’t know what to do with them… what should you do with them? Don’t throw them away just because they have...
View ArticleHow to Protect Tender Plants from a Late Frost
Admit it. Every single year you want to get started planting your garden WAAAAAY too early and risk losing precious plants to a late killing frost. Well, if you are willing to keep your eyes peeled on...
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