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The Best Tea for Pregnancy: Nettle, Raspberry & Peppermint

Herbal Teas in Pregnancy There is a load of foods we should and shouldn’t consume during a pregnancy. The internet is full of studies, scholarly articles, opinions and marketing. It can be challenging to navigate what is the truth. Some studies have variables that produce outcomes that may seem to say one thing, but is…

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Grow Lights DIY Indoor Planting Rack from an Old Dresser/Bookshelf

Turning an old dresser/bookshelf into a DIY indoor planting rack was one of my favourite projects in our home. With the doors removed and lights installed onto each shelf, this cabinet gets the job done to grow our seeds into hardy seedlings each season. Learn how to make this grow lights DIY cabinet with a…

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Growing your Own Best Chamomile Tea: Relaxing and Sweet Tea

News flash, chamomile tea taste nothing like the tea steeped from chamomile tea bags sold at the grocery store. It’s sad but true. If you have been buying chamomile tea bags at the grocery store (usually 10 in a pack) you have likely been sold a watered down version of the tastiest sweet tea in…

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How to Grow Sweet Potatoes (Starting Indoor Slips)

Anyone can grow their own sweet potatoes. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or a beginner, or you are simply flabbergasted at the price of sweet potatoes these days – you can grow your own sweet potatoes! In this post, I’m going to walk you through the methods I used to get sweet potato slips,…

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Easily Dry & Make Lemon Balm Tea (Superb Benefits)

Lemon Balm tea makes a healthy loose leaf tea because Lemon Balm includes antioxidants and vitamins that support your overall health. This makes it a good plant to consume. We pick our leaves from the small bush in our farm garden. While the lemon balm plant is only in its second year since starting it…

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Master list of seeds you could start in April

April is a big seed starting month for us in the Pacific north West, in Zone 8. That’s why you’ll see I titled this post with the big “April master list of seeds”. April is a big “seed starting” and “outdoor sowing” month. That gets us all ready for May, which is our “hardening off”…

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Amazing Dandelion Leaf and Root Tea Benefits (+ Recipe)

A cup of dandelion leaf tea a day can keep your doctor far away. The dandelion plant boasts of holding many vitamins including Vitamin K, Iron, Calcium and more!! So listen up gardeners, tea lovers, and everyone who can spot a dandelion plant – basically everyone because this plant grow like a weed everywhere in…

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Hurry, 10 Seeds to Start in March

This is a special month for me! Not only because I was born in the month of March, but because this is the month when we begin the majority of our seeds for the summer garden. Today, I’ll be sharing with you which seeds to start in March. With each of these “seeds to plant…

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5 Daring Seeds to Start in February

When the snow falls and the days are dreary cold, there are seeds to start in February that warm any gardeners heart. Starting seeds is how gardeners extend their season, especially those who do not have a long enough season to grow warm loving crops like tomatoes and peppers. This is the case for us…

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Garden plan 104: unleash the best harvest calendar

Hear me when I tell you gardening is easy! You may think that the goal is to grow food, but there is an even greater goal. Think past the growing of vegetables and flowers and focus on your game plan for using the veggies and making flower arrangements. You can make a harvest calendar and…

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