12 Homemade DIY Mosquito Repellent Candles

Moms and dads are busy people, and some may wonder if it is worth the time it takes to make homemade baby food over the convenience of buying store-bought baby food. There are considerations to make with this decision. Is my baby old enough and ready for solid food? Will my baby show any allergic reaction to a newly introduced fruit or vegetable? What are the food safety concerns with making my baby food? Below are a few ideas to help with your decision.

Besides leaning how, enter to win the new book plus a chef’s knife and tote bag Alana shared with me to celebrate her book launch, the followup to her previous hit, “The Homemade Pantry” in 2012.One recent weekend, when we were teaching back-to-back, daylong cheesemaking classes at my place, I was explaining to the students how Alana Chernila and I ended up in my kitchen together this way, surrounded by all this milk and cream. After all, I’m a gardener, right, not a dairy farmer?Trying to explain Alana’s and my connection, I asked the class:“You know how my A Way to Ga

Last year I had word that my website was nominated for a “best garden blog” contest, put on by “Better Homes and Gardens” magazine. Curious, I clicked over to the sites of all the other nominees—many of whom I did not know.One, in particular, stood out as a kindred spirit, and then a funny thing happened to seem to say, “Get in touch with that blogger” even more emphatically: A reader of mine emailed wi

If you’re tossing your food scraps in the waste bin, then you are losing plenty of important stuff that could otherwise be very beneficial for plants. Surprised? Here’s how you can use them with the help of these DIY Fertilizer Recipes from Food Scraps & Kitchen Leftovers!

Looking for easy ways to get rid of weeds? There are lots of simple ways to suppress or kill weeds without the work or use of herbicides. Here are 5 easy ways to manage weeds and plus a simple recipe for a homemade weed killer that works!

Have you tried this 3 ingredient weed killer? If you are skeptical, maybe I can change your mind.

I love the sound of wind chimes but wow they're rather expensive to purchase! So, I said to my husband, «Let's try to make some homemade wind chimes out of pipes.» Maybe it'll be so easy we'll make a whole yardful of DIY wind chimes!

These Homemade Plant Food for Orchids are easy to make and will help you to keep these beauties thriving with beautiful colors!

Try these recipes for homemade bug spray for plants and keep your garden free from pesky little critters who will try to eat your fruits and veggies before you do! Try this recipe to get rid of aphids off your roses and other plants

If you are looking for a natural way to keep blood-sucking pesky insects at bay, then here’s an exclusive list of the best Herbs that Keep Mosquitoes Away. Grow them for surprising results!

There's nothing like having a home garden to make you begin to appreciate the trials and tribulations of the farmers who grow our food. Between weather, weeds, and insects, not to mention the challenges of soil fertility, it can be an incredibly humbling experience to try to put food on the table with a home garden. This is true especially when adhering to organic protocols that don't rely on quick yet potentially harmful solutions, such as herbicides, pesticides, and conventional fertilizers.

Here is another Dollar Tree DIY I created for my home.