Homemade Natural Living
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…
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”…
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…
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…
It is important for every home gardener to know when and how to re-pot their seedlings. Every beginner gardener will at some point endeavour starting seeds indoors. Indoor seed starting will jump start your garden season. The tips in this post will give you gardening 101 to know when is the right time and what…
This simple overview will show you how to grow salad greens indoors this winter season. Just because the summer and fall season came to an end, does not mean that your garden has to. Growing your own salad greens can be a simple task, and is well worth doing!