Beef is probably the first thing that comes to mind when you think about high-iron foods, but you don’t have to raise livestock to get a healthy dose of iron from your land. There are plenty of vegetarian foods with as much iron as meat that you can grow right in your own backyard. To…
Birds will eat insect pests year-round in your garden, if you provide a few of the basic necessities to attract and keep them nearby. Not only that, they’ve also been shown to alleviate stress and boost your mental health. To learn more, click here.
So you’re ready to take the plunge and start composting. You’ve made the space, and put aside time to figure it out: this is the year. Click here to learn how to start.
Love the idea of growing tomatoes, but not sure where to start? Grab a pot and some cherry tomato seedlings. They’re amazingly easy to grow, and even one plant will bear a steady crop of bite-size fruits all season. To learn more, click here.
Do you have a lack of space but still want your perfect garden? A container garden could be your perfect match! Click here to learn how to construct your own container garden.
The best time-saving measure a gardener can take is applying mulch. This goes for everywhere from vegetable gardens to flower beds. Mulched gardens are healthier, have fewer weeds, and are more drought-resistant than unmulched gardens. Done properly, it’ll allow you to spend less time watering, weeding, and fighting pest problems. To learn more, click here.
Gardening in the shade challenges the talents of many gardeners because they fight the shady conditions rather than adapting to them. You can’t grow a lovely lawn or an English flower border under trees—but you can grow a diverse and beautiful garden. Instead of struggling to grow sun-loving flowers and lawn grass on a shady…
If you’ve grown vegetables in raised beds you know they are amazing, often getting four times the yield of a traditional garden. But chances are, your design still isn’t as efficient as it could be. The solution? A keyhole garden. To learn more, click here.
Bean and alfalfa sprouts are two of the most common types people grow at home, but there are dozens of others that are as easy, or even easier, to grow and eat. All sprouts contain tons of disease-fighting phytonutrients, and growing your own is an easy way to add fresh, organic veggies to your family’s…
You’re probably familiar with labels like USDA Organic (U.S. Department of Agriculture certified organic) for food and EnergyStar for government approved energy-efficient products, but those aren’t the only labels you’ll be seeing as you try to shop healthfully. On top of the more common ones, there are currently 465 different “EcoLabels” in 199 countries across…