winter – Page 4 – Pandemic Survival Secrets

3 Vegetables You Can Grow All Winter … Even Without A Garden

When it comes to gardening, I have a hard time waiting for spring. In January I start to dream about planting. In February, I’m researching plants, designing my garden, and writing up a cost estimate [ … ]

Vegetable Garden In The Snow? Here’s 5 Ways To Do It

Growing crops has traditionally been thought of as an occupation for the warmer months. We plant in the spring and grow through the fall. Our crops change as the seasons progress, but vegetable production tends [ … ]

10 Winter Tasks To Help Keep That Gardening Spirit

It might be cold outside, but there’s plenty you can still do to keep the “gardening spirit” going year round. Performing these simple winter chores will keep your plants in tip-top shape and ready for [ … ]

Essential Tips For Helping That Winter Garden Survive

Are you tired of looking out at a desolate and dead yard all winter long? This year, consider starting a winter garden! Even though gardening is considered a summer hobby, the rewards don’t have to [ … ]

3 Steps To Planting A Healthy, Bountiful Tree During Winter

Late fall and winter are some of the best times to plant a tree in your yard or garden. When you plant a tree in late fall or winter, the tree will spend most of [ … ]

The Secret To Winter Gardening

If you’re the type of food gardener that wants to enjoy a 4-season harvest, you need learn about cold frames, ASAP. That is, if you’re not already using them. Cold frames aren’t complicated, mystical or [ … ]

6 Ways To Protect Your Potted Plants This Winter

During the fall and winter, your potted plants will need some extra TLC to survive, especially if they are left outdoors. Most plants do best in the ground during the cold winter months. Your most [ … ]

4 Gardening Chores You Must Perform Before Winter

Summer is over. Leaves are falling, and the weather is beginning to get a little cooler. While many of us are hanging up the shovel and throwing in the trowel, so to speak, it’s not [ … ]

6 Easy Ways To Get A Jump On Next Year’s Garden

Fall is a wonderful time to look back at your summer garden and evaluate what worked and what didn’t. Reviewing your gardening success from season to season is one of the best ways to design [ … ]

Herb Garden Maintenance For Fall And Winter

As the calendar turns from summer into fall, it’s a good time to think about performing a few simple maintenance chores in your herb garden so you can enjoy your favorite herbs all year long. [ … ]

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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