Survival Gardening for Pandemics
How To Build A Cold Frame Out Of Re-purposed ‘Junk’
When I was a kid, I assumed you had just a few months to plant, tend to, and then harvest plants and vegetables. I was wrong. When I started out working for a farmer I [ … ]
Survival Gardening for Pandemics
The German Secret To Growing Outdoor Winter Greens
The centuries-old German gardening technique of hugelkultur imitates forest growth, using rotting wood to supply green growth with water, nutrients, beneficial bacteria and fungi. Using hugelkultur practices in tubs, you can produce tasty winter greens. [ … ]
Food
Proper Plant Propagation – Part II
In this installment we will discuss the various types of layering, division, separation, grafting, and budding. Layering Plant stems, still attached to the parent, may form roots where they touch rooting medium. When severed from [ … ]