Grow Plants in All Conditions
Contrary to popular opinion you don’t need to have a massive garden to be able to successfully grow plants, vegetables and herbs. You can grow a wide variety of plants whether you have acres of land or just a balcony. With cloches and indoor greenhouses all readily available, even plants that need a lot of [...]
Full Story»GIVEAWAY: “Don’t Throw It, Grow It!” Book
We’re giving away one brand new copy of this wonderful resource for enthused Freedom Gardeners! This book certainly reminds us of long forgotten ways that were daily practices from the rapidly fading past. We can, however, remember a few frugal souls who actually practiced this way and we now have a towering pecan tree and [...]
Full Story»REVIEW: Gard’n Gro™ Garden Dechlorinator
For us city dwellers who don’t have the opportunity to access untreated water straight from the source, there is often a concern about what is in our water and how it affects our gardens. Sometimes, it’s easier saner to not think about it at all. For the facets in our homes, we can add all the fancy filters [...]
Full Story»GIVEAWAY: Gard’n Gro™ Garden Dechlorinator
We’re giving away 1 Rainshow’r® GG-2010 Gard’n Gro™ Garden Filter worth $50 to a Freedom Garden® reader! For more about this great product for the Freedom Gardener, read our review. HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY Have you ever used a Dechlorinator? If you have, what is your experience with it? Leave a comment below! This [...]
Full Story»Fighting Blight: A Fermented Recipe
Although blight is often referred to as a fungal spore, it can also be a protozoa, bacteria or virus as well. It’s almost a catch all term for what often inflicts vegetation during damp or humid and windy conditions. It affects a wide variety of plants, from carrots to potatoes and apple trees to squash. [...]
Full Story»Eight How-To Steps for Growing Healthy Indoor Herbs
There are some very good reasons why people opt for growing herbs indoors. If you have limited, or non-existent, garden space you can still enjoy the benefits of herbs, whether you use them for cooking, healing or simply creating a fragrant environment. Once you gain some experience, herbs are easy to manage and you won’t [...]
Full Story»Fruit Sharing
I currently participate in fruit sharing, and I think it is a fantastic way to preserve fruit trees and shrubs destined for the axe and to prevent unwanted fruit from going to waste. An elderly neighbour of ours had a huge three-row raspberry patch – more than he was able to pick. Since much of [...]
Full Story»On Wild Plants, Gardening & Saving Seeds
Lately, I feel as though our garden has turned into a battle zone. I’m either drowning Colorado beetle larvae, preventing cutworms, trying to foil cabbage worms or rub off the thousands of eggs they have laid on our growing food. If it is not the countless other pests and diseases trying to take over, it [...]
Full Story»The Many Types of Chamomile
A little while back I wrote about wild chamomile (pineapple weed) and the many uses of this plant. When I was researching it, I found that it went by several names including, pineapple weed, wild chamomile, chamomile and scentless chamomile. This article is to set the identification record straight: Pineapple Weed The flowers of this [...]
Full Story»Growing Translation
As we all know, the purpose of gardening is different for every person. However, no matter the size or location of your plot, healthy and independent gardening processes should not be forgotten. The everyday conveniences provided by agribusinesses should be understood by urban and rural Americans alike. While gardening may offer insight to small scale [...]
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