Best Books for New Gardeners
Starting your own garden can seem overwhelming at first. But with a little bit of knowledge and know-how, you'll easily be able to set up your own backyard garden. There are plenty of books out there to choose from, but here are 5 good books that will help get you...
Best Gardening Scissors to Prune Your Plants
Pruning your plants with a good set (and the right set) of shears is extremely important. Using shears, also called garden scissors or pruners, is far superior to using a knife and healthier for your plants than just snapping things off with your hands. To start,...
Top-Rated Garden Shoes for Women
Friends, my go-to garden shoe is typically an old running shoe. Sadly, these are typically worn down inside and out, and aren't ideal for hours of working in the garden. If this is the case, then you may have noticed one adverse side effect of this choice—namely,...
Frugal Gardening Tips
If you're not careful, gardening can become a pretty pricey hobby, but like most homesteaders out there, we're looking for a few other ways to do things. We love saving a buck or two with some slightly unconventional methods. Some of these work really well, and some...
How to Get Started with a Garden
New To Gardening? Here are some tips: Starting your own veggie garden may seem intimidating. How big should your garden be? What should you plant and where? Should you use compost? How often should you water? These are all easily answerable questions. And...
The Best Work Gloves for Homesteading
When you are working on a homestead, you'll be doing a variety of chores and we go through A LOT of work gloves around here. You'll want a good pair of work gloves that will protect your hands from blisters, cuts, scrapes and dirt. Different Jobs, Different...