Elderberries have been used for medical purposes for centuries. It’s one of the most common medicinal plants in the world and has been used in folk medicine to treat fever and rheumatism, sciatica, infections, and more. Today, elderberry supplements are mainly used to treat cold and flu symptoms. What exactly is all the rage about elderberry products? I'll... Continue Reading →
Seed saving is a valuable task for any gardener to add to his to-do list. The little extra work of saving seeds from flowers, vegetables, fruits, or berries can save the gardener quite a lot of money at the end of the day! Why purchase new seeds every year when you can simply learn to... Continue Reading →
You've grown a beautiful batch of sunflowers, basked in their happy glow, and now their season comes to an end. There's no need to purchase sunflower seeds every single year when saving them from this years plants is so easy! In this blog post, you'll learn how to harvest easily harvest and save sunflower seeds... Continue Reading →
How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter this fall plays a huge roll in how your garden will perform and produce next year. All too often, the vegetable garden plot become an afterthought as autumn settles in. Once plants begin to lose their vigor, and production slows or stops all together, many gardeners simply let... Continue Reading →
You’ve made a batch of salsa, but how do you preserve it? The ideal way to preserve salsa for best flavor and long-term storage is by canning it. While salsa can be preserved in a water bath canner (see the differences between Pressure Canning and Water Bath Canning here), this specific post is all about... Continue Reading →
July is one of the slowest months of the year for our garden. The plants grow, rains grow fewer, weeds slow a bit, heat intensifies, and we prepare for the coming harvest. Summer is fully upon us! Let's take a look at whats on my July Gardening Check List! I am sharing monthly garden to-do... Continue Reading →
May is one of my favorite months of the year. The grass greens, flowers begin to bloom, the days warm, and signs of life pop up all around! Winter comes to and end and spring is upon us. Let's take a look at whats on my May Gardening Check-List! I am sharing monthly garden to-do... Continue Reading →
One of my goals this year is to take my spring garden a bit more seriously than I have in the past. Between having a small baby and being pregnant, I simply haven't put in as much effort into my spring garden as I'd like to. But this is my year to change that! This... Continue Reading →
March is one of my least favorite months of the year. Not much is growing at this time of year except for my indoor seed starts. The smell of fresh soil and tiny green shoots give me hope that spring is on the way! Caring for indoor seedlings is the main task on my March... Continue Reading →
February is a bleak and frigid month here in the midwest. Not much is growing at this time of year, but it’s about time to start seeds indoors. The smell of fresh soil and tiny green shoots give me hope that spring is on the way! Caring for indoor seedlings is the main task on... Continue Reading →