How Deep Do You Plant Potatoes and 19 Other Potato Questions Answered

When I first decided to grow potatoes many years ago, my first question was: how deep do you plant potatoes, anyway? Potatoes are the most popular vegetable in the United States and are the 3rd most crucial food crop behind rice and wheat. In western North Carolina Zone 7B, we…

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Self Sufficiency Gardening: Introduce Food Security for Your Family

A self-sufficiency garden will provide your family with fresh, delicious produce that costs a fraction of what you pay at the grocery store. It's no secret that the cost of food is going up. Inflation and supply shortages are causing the prices of groceries to increase at an alarming rate.…

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How to Choose the Right Fertilizer for Onions: Big Onions on a Budget!

This blog post will discuss how to choose the best fertilizer for onions and provide you with information on what fertilizers onions need during the different growing stages. I will also tell you how much fertilizer to use, and how often you should fertilize your onions for a high yield.…

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The Vertical Garden Plants You Should Grow for Massive Harvests

Do you want to grow your own vegetables but don't have the space for a garden? Are you tired of spending a lot of money on groceries every week? If so, then you should consider growing your vegetables in a vertical garden in your outdoor space! Vertical gardens are gardens…

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Does Gardening Save Money?

Many people also ask, "does gardening save money"? The answer is yes, it does save money on your grocery budget.Gardening is a great hobby that has many benefits. In addition to being fun, it can be therapeutic and healthy for you as well. It can also be quite a money-saver.The…

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Growing Tomatoes From Seed: How I Grew 25+ Varieties in 2021

It's no secret that I love growing tomatoes from seed. I've been growing tomatoes in my garden for years and have tried many different varieties.Last year, I decided to grow more than 25 varieties in my western North Carolina clay soil and was really happy with the results.All of them…

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Heat Up Your Harvest & Grow Hot Peppers This Summer: 11 Varieties Every Gardener Should Grow!

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Grow Peppers From Seed: Try These 11 Varieties for a Tasty Summer Harvest!

Summer is a great time to grow peppers from seed. They're easy to grow and will produce an abundant harvest in just 90 days! Add them as toppings on your pizza or use them as the main ingredient in some homemade salsa for a fresh taste of summer. Peppers also…

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DIY Shade Cloth: Protect Your Seedlings from the Summer Sun

A DIY shade cloth saved my entire summer 2020 garden.Moving from Michigan to North Carolina in July 2020 meant that my summer garden was not planted until July. I had to plant my seedlings in the scorching heat of the summer, and they would have died if it weren't for…

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How to Build An In-Ground Garden

When we moved from Michigan to North Carolina in July 2020, we brought an entire garden's worth of seedlings with us that I had started from seed, but we had no garden to plant them in. THAT'S how important plants are to me. I knew I couldn't leave them there,…

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