planting herb garden
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

How You Can Still Get Your Herb Garden Planted

It is not too late to plant your herb garden! If you are planting in July, provide extra shade and water to tender young plants. Choose herbs for your gardens conditions. You can change growing [ … ]

starting herb garden
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

What You Must Do When Starting Your Herb Garden

Herbs have been used since the beginning of humankind. Cultivation of herbs has occurred for millennia. Herbs are grown for flavoring, preserving, and medicinal uses. They are used as dyes and for ritual and worship. [ … ]

pure seed
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

How To Ensure Your Sustainable Garden Seeds Are Pure

Living off the grid means not relying on others. This includes your garden, which should be sustainable on its own—no fertilizer or pest controls in little plastic bottles from the store or colorful little packets [ … ]

family herb garden
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

16 Incredible Herbs For Your Survival Garden

Try these herbs in your herb garden. You will have herbs for beauty, flavoring and medicine. Catnip: This member of the mint family is fun for kitties and good medicine for calming colicky babies. It [ … ]

herbs and spices
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

Learn The Difference Between Herbs And Spices

Herbs and spices are the foundation of every well-prepared kitchen, and they are also one of the best parts of any garden. The words “herb” and “spice” are often used interchangeably in the kitchen, and [ … ]

saving peas
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

How To Harvest And Start Your Own Seed

Harvesting, saving and starting your own seed for your flower and vegetable garden(s) is a rewarding experience. It makes you feel accomplished, and believe it or not… it isn’t all that difficult. Seed starting isn’t [ … ]

cherry tree
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

What Is Killing These Fruit Trees?

We are deep in the heart of farm country around these parts. With corn fields surrounding our property, it’s very hard to grow food without pesticides creeping in, but still we try. But when the [ … ]

growing asparagus
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

How To Care For The Asparagus In Your Garden

Asparagus is a delightful, nutrient-packed vegetable that many people are not able to enjoy due to the cost. In the produce section of your local supermarket, you will probably find that asparagus is a pricey [ … ]

saving pumpkin seeds
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

How To Store Your Saved Heirloom Seeds

Savor fresh onions, potatoes and other crops from the garden all winter long with the use of simple, time-honored storage techniques. The art of storing vegetables, roots, and seeds has kept whole communities fed and [ … ]

hail damage plant
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

How To Protect Your Garden From Extreme Weather

Hail You’ve survived the early spring frosts and your garden is thriving, thanks to the warm, sunny days of early summer. The cool-season crops, such as carrots, lettuce and radishes are at their prime and [ … ]