autumn – Pandemic Survival Secrets

How Autumn Leaves Can Become 'Miracle Mulch' For Your Spring Garden

Autumn Leaves: ‘Miracle Mulch’ For Your Spring Garden

As we enjoy the changing seasons and the vibrant colors that come with autumn, we prepare ourselves for cooler temperatures and the raking and gathering of fallen leaves. For gardeners, this doesn’t mean an added [ … ]

Why Fall May Be The Best Time To Plant Your Onions

Onions may well have been among the first edible foods grown in domestic gardens, as the history of the domestic onion goes back thousands of years – seeds have been found in ancient Egyptian [ … ]

6 Ways To Keep Your Compost Pile Working Throughout Winter

Autumn is here and winter is just around the corner. As many gardeners begin to bed down their gardens, some people get concerned about their compost piles. Will a compost pile survive the winter? Can [ … ]

5 Edible Perennials You Can Plant This Fall — And Enjoy For Decades

While it may not seem like the best time to plant, fall is a really good season to get in some perennial flowers, herbs and yes … delicious and nutritious vegetables. It is a wonderful [ … ]

10 Fall Garden Tricks You Should Try Before Winter

Many people consider autumn to be the beginning of the end when it comes to gardening. Considering the fact that Thanksgiving is just around the corner, you might consider sitting back and enjoying your harvest [ … ]

5 Must-Do Garden Chores Before Winter Arrives

Leaf watching with friends may be the ideal way to spend time in the fall season as the landscape starts displaying kaleidoscopic colors, but gardeners have quite a busy time with fall chores that they [ … ]

How To Get The Absolute Most Out Of Your Fall Garden

Summer may be the peak of gardening, but cool, colorful fall can bring its own delicious harvest to your dinner table. The cooler, often rainy days of autumn give gardeners a second chance to harvest [ … ]

Begin Next Spring’s Flower Garden This Fall

Food gardening and survival gardening are two of the most popular topics I write about as a gardener. However, I enjoy planting flowers in my garden, too. There’s just something about watching a flower [ … ]

Top 10 Dos and Don’ts for Fall Gardening

From the crisp mornings and yellowing leaves to football games and the start of another school year, there’s no denying that fall is in the air. While fall induces thoughts of warm apple pie, tailgate [ … ]

Fall Planting, Planning, and Preparations

While many of us think only of spring as planting time, there is much gardening to be done throughout fall. Officially, fall begins with the autumnal equinox, but a much better description of fall comes [ … ]

Study Reviews The Culprits Behind Dying Bees

Since about 2006, farmers, scientists, beekeepers, and casual observers have noticed sudden declines in bee populations. Beekeepers were seeing at least 30 percent of their bee populations die or disappear each year. Scientists began calling [ ... ]
Five Secrets to a Productive Garden

If you’re considering a food garden as part of your long range emergency preparedness plans, the number one piece of advice you need embrace is: “Do your research.” The rules for successful gardening are very [ ... ]
Beautiful and Edible Ground Covers

I have found that there are a couple reasons that one might like to plant a ground covering that is edible. The first is that you have a small yard or garden plot and want [ ... ]
How To Make Your Own Essential Oils and Perfumes

Making essential oils is done by extracting the natural oils from herbs and/or flowers. These extractions can be made with oils or alcohol. Extracting Oils with Oil Oil attracts oil, bringing it out of the [ ... ]

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