Use wick watering to keep your plants hydrated. A self-watering system is simple to assemble, and they use less water than other methods. Wick watering is a lesser-known method of efficient irrigation ...

Learn how to weave a chair seat with reed to retrofit and old chair and give it new life. Get started flat reed chair caning today for a fun and practical hobby. Every chair has a story. My favorite ...

Some rain barrel users aren’t making the most of their free rainwater resources. Try our rain barrel setup to make use of the water that would otherwise overflow in a heavy downpour. Learn how to ...

You will be directed to a page where you can either download the issue as a PDF or you can view the issue online. To download as PDF on a computer, you will need to ...

For those who've taken the leap into organic gardening or are about to, an expert offers his recommendation for garden fertilizer. Originally published as "A Better Way to Fertilize Your Garden" in ...

Most gardeners have sustainability on their minds. After all, growing your own food is a huge step toward leading a sustainable lifestyle. Organic, chemical-free methods are inherently more ...

If you have at least one unshaded, south-facing window, you can use a solar heat grabber to direct warm air into your home. Wouldn’t you love to heat your home with free energy from the sun? There are ...

If you’re interested in having fresh spinach, lettuce, chard, or any other cold-hardy crop on hand late into winter or early in spring, you should build a low tunnel or two (also called a mini hoop ...

One of the biggest challenges in keeping chickens is figuring out how to build a chicken coop and pen that will allow your birds to forage while also keeping them safe from predators. Letting the ...

I love a plant that is beautiful, provides several different tasty ingredients, and is easy to harvest in ways that allow the plant to replenish. Daylily is one of those plants. Daylily (Hemerocallis ...

Two items that we seem to buy every week from the grocery store are cream cheese and sour cream. Why I haven’t already started making these myself sooner is beyond me. Most likely because I didn’t ...

I recently came across a “Seeds Explained” infographic stating, “Seeds from first-generation plants can’t be saved and planted”. That’s not exactly true. You can save and grow hybrids (a cross between ...