Garden Soup
This Garden soup is one of the best ways to use up your garden scraps. During harvest season, simply collect these ingredients and vacuum seal them! First, we'll explore the …
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Best Onions for Making Your Own Homemade Onion Powder
Hey there, fellow kitchen adventurers! Today, let's dive into the aromatic world of homemade onion powder – that humble yet mighty ingredient that can transform a dish from bland to …
How to Make Homemade Fertilizer for Indoor Herbs
Let’s talk about fertilizer. When I bought my first home and decided I wanted to start my first garden (mostly in containers), I bought a lot of Miracle Grow potting …
10 Marigold Companion Plants in a Vegetable Garden
As a kid, my least favorite flower was the marigold. Companion plants, pollinators, and wondering how the heck to keep rabbits out of my garden was still years away. Marigolds, …
Caribbean Magic: Chicken Cordon Bleu with a Herbaceous Twist
Welcome back, fellow food enthusiasts! Today, I'm excited to share a culinary adventure inspired by my recent escapade to the French side of Saint Martin. Picture this: a charming waterfront …
Sunflower Companion Plants for a Vegetable Garden
Is there any flower more lovely than the sunflower? Famous post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh painted a series of sunflower canvases. It appears on the state flag of Kansas. There’s …
A Simple Guide to Fruit Tree Companion Plants
We know basil and tomatoes taste great together, and they grow well together in the garden. We know corn, beans, and squash are great garden companions. But vegetables and herbs …
How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag
The decision to learn how to grow potatoes in a bag is not one to be taken lightly. Are you short on garden space but still want a crop of …
7 Common Vegetables that Should Not be Planted Together
I remember being in third grade and my teacher separated two of the annoying boisterous kids (okay, one of them was me), and said: “You two just can’t be around …
5 Raised Bed Vegetable Garden Layout Tips & Tricks
The best bit of advice I have learned about garden planning is to group your vegetables and herbs together that have similar watering and light requirements. Generally, when we envision …
