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Soil is like the gut of the garden. Healthy soil, healthy plants. Healthy gut, healthy body. So amendments play a pivotal role in enhancing soil quality and plant health. Those …

What is Grain Alcohol? If you’re preserving your precious herbs, you’ll want to know the best alcohol for tinctures. Grain alcohol is typically called “Ethanol” or “Ethyl Alcohol” in a …

What is Tincture? Herbal tinctures are concentrated herbal extracts typically made by soaking herbs in some form of alcohol, although other mediums may be used. A super easy method for …

There are a number of ways to preserve rosemary. As with other herbs and vegetables, rosemary preservation extends the life and use of the herb and its many wonderful benefits. …

Now that you’re considering investing in fruit trees, knowing when to plant cherry trees is an important first step. Next, is knowing what kind of cherry trees are good for …

While they come with a host of benefits, there are also some disadvantages of heirloom seeds that potential growers should be aware of. In recent years, there has been a …

The beauty of nature often inspires us to become creators ourselves. More and more people today are interested in gardening and growing plants and trees. Nature in her abundance, makes …

Goldenrod tea, derived from the goldenrod plant, (Solidago spp.) has been a staple in traditional medicine for centuries. Typically found growing wild in meadows and roadside, the golden-yellow flowers of …

Hibiscus sabdariffa, is the plant renowned for the delightfully fruity and nutritionally rich hibiscus tea. If you’re new to growing it and wondering how and when to harvest Roselle this …

Potatoes, cherished across continents for their culinary versatility, have traditionally been sown in the spring in North America. Yet, for some gardeners, planting potatoes in fall is a long-standing tradition. …