How to Grow Saffron
Welcome to my Spice Series! This is about How to Grow Saffron. Click here to learn more about saffron. Click here to see the rest of my Spice Series. Enjoy!…
How to Plan Your Garden
Learn practical tips for how to plan your garden. Planning your garden doesn't have to be stressful, and doing it properly will actually help you have a more satisfying, less-stressful…
How to Properly Test Your Soil
How to Properly Test Your Soil Last fall, I decided that it was time to expand my gardening knowledge by taking a local gardening class at nearby Clemson University. Did…
High Quality Seed Companies for the Organic Gardener
High Quality Seed Companies for the Organic Gardener You know you're an obsessed gardener when.... **The holidays are barely over and you immediately start researching your future garden. :) Yep,…
How to Recover from a Poor Gardening Season
How to Recover from a Poor Gardening Season Remember my 'Spring in Abundance' post? The one where I gushed about my beautiful garden? Well, things can sure change quickly. This has…
Cover Crops in the Garden
Learn how to use cover crops in the garden. Any time from Fall to early winter is the perfect time to cover your garden soil with cover crops. I'll also…
DIY Garden Trellis
DIY Garden Trellis (on a Budget!) Do you have a gardening budget? I try very hard to keep true to a tight gardening budget. I know that I am…
10 Reasons Why I Love Watering My Garden By Hand
When I was a kid, my family had a large garden full of vegetables. It was one of the kids' chores to water the garden daily, and I still…
Spring in Abundance: A Picture Tour of My Garden
Spring in Abundance **This is my first large garden at my first real homestead. I have been super busy getting my compost ready, making raised beds, and lovingly raising tons…
How to Grow Watermelon
How to Grow Watermelon **Watermelons are surprisingly easy to grow as long as the plants have plenty of room to spread, good drainage, lots of sunlight, and a sufficiently…