We are in full gardening mode these days so we love to look for new tips and tricks, new ways of growing our crops and strengthening our gardening skills.
That’s how we’ve stumbled upon these 5 articles that we’re sure you’ll like as much as we did. Remember to drop a line in the comments section below and let us know what have you been working on in your garden.
1. Growing Tomatoes in a “Hugel” Barrel

A couple years ago I happened to notice an interesting method for growing tomatoes in a large garden owned by Eastern European immigrant. Their method didn’t involve planting a single tomato plant inside of a funnel shaped cage, which is the method I grew up using. Instead, they planted a tomato “patch” and surrounded the entire patch with a single tall fence.”
Read more on Advanced Survival Guide.
2. How to Make Your Garden Low Maintenance

That’s not to say that I don’t go out there every.single.day because I do! I love looking at what is growing and can troubleshoot any issues before they turn into problems. Overall though, my garden is extremely low maintenance.”
Read more on Homestead Dreamer.
3. 8 Tips to Grow Grocery Store Ginger

Light bulbs went off, and the ever frugal gardener in me kicked into gear. Why can’t you take that rhizome and grow grocery store ginger?Well it turns out that you can. With just a little bit of advance preparation you can have ginger growing in your yard or windowsill within a month.”
Read more on Preparedness Mama.
4. 5 Off-Grid Reasons Everyone Should Be Growing Aloe

Everyone should have an aloe vera plant, whether it’s in a pot on their porch or in their garden (zone permitting). Here are five reasons why.”
Read more on Off The Grid News.
5. Treat your plants to natural calcium, Eggshells

I gathered up a bunch of eggshells from breakfast and baking. It doesn’t take long to gather a couple of dozen I rinse them in cold water and put them on a cookie sheet in the oven”
Read more on Preparedness Advice.
This article has been written by Brenda E. Walsh for Survivopedia.






















































































