Author: John Morphis
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How to Grow Garlic in Pots
How to Grow Garlic in Pots Why grow your own garlic? It is easy to just buy it at the market. Homegrown garlic is delicious! Once you have grown your own, you will never buy it again! You can easily grow it at home by learning how to grow garlic in pots! A little about…
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5 Tips to Successful Urban Homesteading
Do you want to be a homesteader? Do you dream of taking care of the livestock and tending the garden? Yep, you might be a homesteader! That could be a line of jokes. If this is you and you live in the city, then urban homesteading may be for you. If so, then our 5 tips…
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5 Ways to be Frugal with your container garden
So you want to have your very own vegetable container garden? Are you concerned with the start up costs? Is it worth it? Absolutely! Here are 5 ways to be frugal with your container garden. Before you know it, you’ll be a frugal vegetable container gardening guru! 5 Ways to be Frugal with your Container…
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How to pick the perfect avocado
Isn’t it frustrating to cut into an avocado only to find a brown, slimy mess inside? This can be very disappointing! We love avocados and use them all the time. If you are like us, then you need to learn how to pick the perfect avocado. I cannot tell you how many times that we…
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Top 9 Salad Greens you should grow
Top 9 Salad Greens you should grow Creating a salad that’s bursting with flavor and color is an art, but since most salad greens and enhancements go well together, it’s hard to go wrong. Here is our list of the 9 Salad Greens that every gardener should grow! Most seed companies now carry a wide range of mixes…
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7 Quick Growing Veggies To Plant in your Garden
7 Quick Growing Veggies To Plant in your Garden So everyone else started planting their vegetable garden months ago, and you’re a little behind—but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for grocery store veggies. You can still reap a tasty harvest if you plant these 7 Quick Growing Veggies in your garden. So gather up your…
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The Top 10 Organic Gardening Tips
The Top 10 Organic Gardening Tips Do you want to start organic gardening? Do you want to be successful at it? We’re here to help! Here is our Top 10 Organic Gardening Tips! Tip #1 Start with a good organic soil. The soil is the foundation of any garden and a healthy, organic soil means…
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Revitalizing Potting Soil: 4 Incredibly Easy Steps to Reuse Soil
Revitalizing Potting Soil: 4 Incredibly Easy Steps to Reuse Soil Ever wondered if you could reuse your old potting soil? It can be done! Here are 4 Incredibly Easy Steps to Revitalizing Potting Soil! How do you revitalize and reuse potting soil? Use compost to refresh potting soil from last season and keep your container…
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How to Start Your Very Own Vegetable Garden
How to start your very own vegetable garden can be daunting to a beginner. We’ve been there! I’m going to guide you through the process and get you through this. So if you want to grow you own vegetable garden then you are in luck! How to start your very own vegetable garden is easy…
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The Top 7 Container Gardening Tips
The Top 7 Container Gardening Tips Have you wanted to start a garden, but concerned you don’t think you have the space? Container gardening is a great way to be able to garden in small apartments or homes that have little to no yard. Additionally, plants in containers can be used to enhance your garden,…
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Turkey Burger Recipe with Chipotle Lime Slaw
How many times have you tried a healthier burger options only to find that they tasted like cardboard? I have a ton of times! I am on a journey to find the best burger recipes that are easy to make, affordable and delicious! This week it is our homemade Turkey Burger Recipe with Chipotle Lime…
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What is Vertical Gardening
What is Vertical Gardening Have you ever dreamed of harvesting your own fruit and vegetables, fresh from the garden? Instead of buying bland store-bought vegetables, you can enjoy delicious home-grown food. Vertical gardening can be the solution you have been looking for! What if you could harvest fresh vegetables right from your very own garden…
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What is Container Gardening
What is Container Gardening? Container gardens are simply when you purchase or re-purpose containers and fill them with soil and put the plant of your choice inside the container. This is a very simple way to garden and produce a lot of vegetables in a very easy way. All you need is a large container,…
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How to get started Homesteading today
So you’ve chosen that homesteading sounds good to you, now what? How would can you decrease your reliance on the emotionally supportive networks of modern society? Start homesteading today! The principal question to ask yourself is why do I want to homestead? Know your inspiration. Much the same as perusing a destination, you need to…
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The Top Homesteading Skills that you need to know
What ever happened to all of the things our grandparents used to do? There are many skills our grandparents had that have been lost today. Various homesteading skills are lost on the modern city dweller. Providing food and water for yourself are absolutely crucial. Knowing things like how to collect and purify water, from any…
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Southwest Chicken Alfredo
Southwest Chicken Alfredo..wait, hear me out. Who wants to eat the same thing over and over? — The answer is no-one! I feel like sometimes when we are going about our week dealing with our busy schedule of softball, blogging or gardening among other things, we can often fall into the habit of eating the…
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Why organic gardening?
Why organic gardening? Why is everyone talking about organic gardening? A natural vegetable garden is effectively inside the grip of any green fingered wannabe. It is common knowledge that vegetables are great for your well-being. You should shape your diet around fresh fruits and vegetables. Naturally grown vegetables (developed normally without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers)…
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Seed Starting Mix
Seed Starting Mix Starting plants from seed is fun, and it’s also a huge money saver. When I talk about starting seeds indoors, one of the first questions new gardeners ask me is about the best seed starting mix to use. This is a very important question, because the type of soil you use to…
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Backyard Duck Basics
Every homestead should have some poultry. Whether you are living out your dream on a homestead of twenty acres or on an urban homestead, you need to consider poultry as a great option for you. Chickens have been a favorite for many farmers and homesteaders over the years for the source of homegrown meat and…
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How Much to Plant
How much to plant One of the most commonly asked questions among new gardeners is “how much to plant” of a particular plant in order to have a good harvest. How many bush beans should I plant if I want to put up green beans for the winter? How many tomato plants will give me…