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How to Grow Potatoes in Buckets

Have you ever wanted to grow potatoes but thought it was too hard? Do you rent, or don’t have the space? No worries because you can grow plenty of potatoes in buckets with only a few supplies! Click below to find out how simple growing potatoes really can be.

Plants That Product the Most Food

You grow a garden to produce nutritious food for you and your family. But how do you get the most bang for your buck? Click below to find out which plants produce the most in a growing season so you can keep your pantry stocked long after the growing season has ended.

How to Make Compost

Instead of throwing out your kitchen scraps or bagging up your leaves and lawn waste, why not turn it into rich, organic plant food? Compost is gardener’s gold, and it’s not difficult to do, nor does it smell bad if you do it correctly. Find out how to easily make your own compost right here!

What's So Special About Square Foot Gardening?

Who has the time or energy to till a garden every year? Many of us don’t even have the space, but what are we do to against rising food costs? One option is to try out square foot gardening. Read all about it and how you can get started today. 

Did Someone Say Free Seeds?

Starting a new garden can get pricey. Seeds in particular can quickly add up, but you can cut these costs if you know where to look. Find out what seeds to harvest, how to find free seeds, and what plants will regrow without seeds right here. 

11 Reasons to Start Your Own Garden

Aren’t supply chain issues, unprecedented inflation, and economic uncertainty enough to spur you into growing your own food? If not, here are many more reasons you should start growing your own food today.

Quick Bio

I grew up in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina where a common past-time was picking apples, wild blueberries, or blackberries, then taking them home to make pies, cobblers or jars of preserves. We also grew a yearly garden, even if we only had buckets and planters. It’s a tradition I want to pass down to my family.

 

I have always had a fascination with growing plants. It didn’t matter what kind, flowers, trees, fruits, or vegetables, if it came from the ground I wanted to try my hand at growing it. Some of my favorite things to grow are flower bulbs (nearly any kind, though daylilies and irises are top of the list here), tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash.

 

My dream is to one day live as much off the grid and be as self-sufficient as possible. I love growing and preserving my own food as it just seems to taste so much better. When I’m not in the vegetable or flower garden, I’m writing blogs, freelancing, working on novels, or collecting Star Wars and Marvel memorabilia.