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Gardening TIps

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Scroll down and you’ll find gardening ideas, tips, tricks and more. From staking tomatoes to growing onions, cauliflower and lavender in containers... to making your own compost and compost tea... to raising backyard chickens.

How to plan a garden?

Here are some things to take into consideration and you can do right now along with some tips to help make sure you have the perfect spot for your garden:

Top 5 blog post in the Gardening Tips Area:

  1. How to Regrow a Sprouted Onion in Your Garden
  2. How to Re-Grow Green Onions
  3. How to Deter Snakes From Your Yard
  4. 12 Steps to Breeding Mealworms for Chicken Food
  5. 21 Free Gardening Seed Catalogs

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How to Regrow a Sprouted Onion in Your Garden

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May 20, 2020 by Chrystal Johnson

Wondering what to do with that sprouted onion in your produce basket? What if I could show you how to use it so you can plant and regrow a brand new onion in your garden? Learn how to re-grow that sprouted onion into a brand new onion in this easy gardening tutorial. Tips for how […]

How to Attract Earthworms to Your Garden

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August 9, 2018 by Chrystal Johnson

Two hands holding soil that's full of earthworms from the garden

Are you an organic gardener who wants to attract earthworms to your garden? Get our best DIY tips and tricks for creating soil and an environment earth worms love.  If you’ve been into organic gardening for long, you’re probably already friends with the earthworms. If you are newer to organic gardening, you’ll be pleased to […]

How to Re-Grow Green Onions

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September 4, 2017 by Chrystal Johnson

Three shot glasses with three different lengths of green onions growing in them

Have you been wondering how to re-grow green onions from scraps? It’s surprisingly simple, and it makes a great indoors gardening lesson for the kids too!  My girls absolutely love any kind of science experiment. They love learning new things and watching things grow. Since we’ve decided not to raise chickens again for a while, […]

How to Repel Beetles from Your Garden

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June 8, 2017 by Chrystal Johnson

Beetles on a potato leaf

Beetles can decimate a garden in record time. You don’t want your hard work wasted! Now that spring is here, we’re showing you how to repel beetles using 6 common plants.  Beetles have no problem devouring everything in their sight. If they make their way into your garden, they can eat your foliage in no […]

3-Ingredient Compost Tea Recipe

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May 9, 2017 by Chrystal Johnson

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Learn how to make the best 3-ingredient compost tea recipe in this easy backyard gardening tutorial.  Compost tea is becoming quite popular with gardeners as they look for natural, yet effective, ways to make their gardens grow. Making your own compost tea can be quite simple. You just need a few natural ingredients – water, […]

Best Essential Oils for Gardening with 4 Recipes

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July 13, 2016 by Chrystal Johnson

herbs in black pots next to a yellow spray bottle.

Do you want to know how to use essential oils in your garden? Learn about the best essential oils for gardening and grab some helpful recipes for gardeners. If you are already an essential oil user and a gardener, then this post about the best essential oils for gardening will be just what you’re looking […]

How to Grow and Use Lavender in Your Home

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June 23, 2016 by Chrystal Johnson

Close up of lavender flowers, lavender essential oil and salts in a wood scoop

Lavender is a wonderful beginner gardening herb. Learn how to grow and use lavender in your home. We discuss growing, harvesting, storing and using lavender flowers. Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow and use lavender in your home? It’s easier than you may think. Everyone loves lavender for its refreshing floral scent […]

7 Ways to Support and Stake Tomato Plants

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June 7, 2016 by Chrystal Johnson

Tomatoes on the vine being supported by a rod

Whether you’re growing tomatoes in your garden or in pots, one of these seven methods will help you support your growing tomato plants.  If you’re new to growing tomatoes, you may not know what to expect. If you have grown tomatoes for years, then you know how heavy the limbs can become once the tomatoes […]

How to Keep Backyard Chickens Busy & Happy

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May 17, 2016 by Chrystal Johnson

Close up of two bored chickens standing in front of the barn

Are your backyard chickens bored, noisy and destructive? Learn how to keep your chickens busy and happy with these tips and tricks. If you have backyard chickens, then you can probably relate to our plight. Every year when Spring rolls around, I forget just how noisy chickens can be when the sun comes up. Our […]

Free Printable Garden Journal for Kids

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April 19, 2016 by Chrystal Johnson

Two garden journal entry pages

This Garden Journal for kids is a great way to teach your family about gardening. Get the tips for using these free printable pages in your homeschool curriculum.  Being able to interact with what they’re learning about makes everything more fun and impactful for children. Since one of the lessons that we try to impart […]

DIY Egg Shell Calcium Supplement for Backyard Chickens

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December 4, 2015 by Chrystal Johnson

Chickens eating DIY egg shell calcium supplement off the ground

Are the egg shells of the backyard chickens you’re raising healthy and strong? If not, you may need to start feeding them extra calcium. Follow this easy tutorial to learn how to make this DIY egg shell calcium. A few months back, something dreadful happened with our backyard chickens. I discovered not one, but two […]

5 Reasons to Raise Backyard Chickens

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September 9, 2015 by Chrystal Johnson

Raising backyard chickens is a great idea for most families! Learn the reasons why every home should have a chicken coop and get ideas on how to get started. Have you thought about raising backyard chickens for your family? It has been one of the best decisions we have made for our family! There are […]

21 Free Gardening Seed Catalogs

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March 5, 2015 by Chrystal Johnson

Seed packets, fresh vegetables and gardening gloves

If you’re planning your next garden, you’re probably thinking about buying seeds. I put together a list of 21 seed companies that will send you a free catalog to help with your gardening plans.  It’s time to start planning your garden! Part of planning is deciding what you’re going to grow, and what brand of […]

Tips for Growing Cauliflower

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August 5, 2014 by Chrystal Johnson

Two hands on a giant head of cauliflower in a backyard garden

Are you intimidated by growing cauliflower in your garden? Use these tips to hone your gardening skills and, with some work, you’ll have hearty cauliflower plants in no time. Not a lot of gardeners are comfortable with growing cauliflower, partly because it is not commonly found in seed or starter plants and also because they […]

How to Deter Snakes From Your Yard

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June 9, 2014 by Chrystal Johnson

Snake curled up in the grass ready to strike

Learn how to deter snakes from your yard and garden with these tips and tricks.  The easiest way to deter snakes from your yard is to move Ireland. The legend is that St. Patrick somehow chased them all away. Since the majority of us don’t live in Ireland, we need some better solutions for those […]

How to Make Compost for Your Garden

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April 23, 2014 by Chrystal Johnson

Shovel digging a scoop of compost from the wheelbarrow

Learn how to make compost for your garden soil in this gardening guide for beginners. Grow beautiful produce at home by composting yard and kitchen waste. Building a compost pile is the first step in creating the material you need to keep your garden growing and producing. When you are able to provide garden beds […]

How to Ripen Green Tomatoes

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October 11, 2013 by Chrystal Johnson

Paper grocery bag full of green tomatoes that need to ripen

If you’re growing tomatoes in your garden and you’re getting an early frost, you may be wondering what to do. Learn how to ripen green tomatoes indoors with this easy method.  Winter has a tendency to arrive early here in the mountains. Some years, we get snow as early as September and we’re in a […]

Raising Meat Chickens in Your Backyard

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August 23, 2013 by Chrystal Johnson

Homegrown meat chicken in a cast iron dutch oven with garlic, rosemary and olive oil

Learn how to raise meat chickens, including tips to minimize kids’ attachment, choosing breeds, what to feed them and when to move them to a coop. When we got our first flock of chickens, it was because we wanted to start raising chickens for eggs. We had so much success raising egg-laying chickens that we […]

12 Steps to Breeding Mealworms for Chicken Food

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May 6, 2013 by Chrystal Johnson

Several mealworms wriggling around in wheat germ

Raising mealworms is an affordable way to have protein packed treats for your backyard chickens. Learn how to breed mealworms for chicken food with this inexpensive DIY project. When we decided to get chickens, I knew I wanted to make it as easy and affordable as possible. The costs of non-GMO feed can really add […]

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