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How Big of a Container Does a Pepper Plant Really Need?

By Annie

Ever wondered what size of container for pepper plants is the best?   We enjoy growing peppers in our greenhouse. We plant some in the ground but we also grow peppers in containers. If you're wondering what size of container for pepper plants is the best for growing thriving plants, here's the ideal. Choose a pot that is at least 8 inches; a 2 gallon pot is the right size. If possible, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Greenhouse, Grow Your Own Vegetables

Growing Saskatoon Berries: Planting, Transplanting and Pruning

By Annie

Growing Saskatoon Berry bushes in a backyard

Growing Saskatoon Berries - all you need to know about growing this healthy superfood in your backyard! Saskatoon bushes are known by other names such as Serviceberry bushes, Juneberry, and Shadbush. Their Latin name is Amelanchier alnifolia.  No matter what you call them, here is everything to know about growing your own! Consider planting a few bushes and start growing your own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grow Your Own Fruit

How to Preserve Garlic in Oil – and Other Ways to Store Garlic

By Annie

Here's how to preserve garlic in oil - store it in the fridge or freezer. Garlic is one of the easiest things to grow in your food garden. You can grow quite a few heads of garlic in a fairly small space. Garlic doesn't mind growing in the garden or in containers or pots on your deck. You can also buy garlic at the farmer's market. We grow a lot of garlic bulbs here; we have always loved … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Garlic, Tip of the Day

Top Gardening Tips for Beginners

By Annie

Gardening Tips for Beginners

 These top gardening tips for beginners can be a guide on what to consider before buying any plants. If you are a beginner gardener or new to gardening, you may have already been tempted to visit your local garden centre to load up with beautiful flowers, fruit trees or vegetable seedlings, right? Hold up a minute....do you know those particular plants and shrubs will thrive in your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Gardening, Grow Your Own Fruit, Grow Your Own Vegetables

How to Grow a Laurel Hedge From Cuttings

By Annie

It's not hard to grow a laurel hedge from cuttings, it just takes a bit of time. We grew a Laurel hedge for under $10!   Before we moved to the Cariboo, we lived on the ocean. We built a cottage, landscaped the property and basically went crabbing every afternoon. Since I have always loved to garden, I was delighted to have a blank canvas to work with when it came to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How To

How to Store Animal Feed

By Annie

Learning how to store animal feed keeps mice away

When you have a number of animals on your homestead farm, you have to figure out how to store animal feed. If you have enough animals, I suppose you could have a silo. You could call the feed mill and get them to deliver your feed mix and dump it right into the silo. Silos are expensive though. Maybe you don't have enough animals to make getting a silo worth while. Or maybe, like me, you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Animal Feed, How To

How to Dry Chives

By Annie

How to dry chives by hanging

Once you learn how to dry chives, you'll find it easy to always keep some on hand for cooking! When you properly dry chives for long-term storage you’ll find that you'll have lots of dried chives to use in cooking all year long. There are several ways to dry chives, and I'll share these different methods of drying herbs below. This will hopefully help you to include chives in recipes and meals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drying Herbs

Weatherproof DIY Plant Markers – Cute & Creative Craft

By Annie

Weatherproof Garden Row Markers

Make up some of these weatherproof plant markers for your garden this year! I once heard someone say that she would never be caught using plant markers in her garden. She considered it a "cheat" and declared with pride that she would never forget what she'd planted. Well, good for her. But for the rest of us humans who find it very easy to forget if "this is the row where we planted the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Farmhouse Decor

How to Roast Garlic with an Oil Drizzle

By Annie

How to roast garlic in a pan

Once you learn how to roast garlic, you'll be including this healthy side dish more often with your meals. Why You'll Love This Recipe Roasted garlic tastes sweet and nutty and sends wonderful aromas throughout the kitchen. Garlic, as a cooking spice, is quite versatile. There are not many dishes or cuisines for which garlic is not a good complement either as a side dish, as an infusion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Garlic, Recipes

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