Healthy Family Living & Gardening Blog
Use multiple bin composting for better compost! It doesn’t take a gardener long to realize the value of compost. In fact, gardeners call it black gold for a good reason. Compost is decomposed plant matter that offers valuable nutrients to your plants. You can buy compost, but composting is worth learning as it’s important to…
I love essential oils, and using a diffuser to enjoy aromatherapy creates a wonderful atmosphere Over the years I’ve tried many brands of essential oils, and I’ve fallen in love with doTERRA. Today I’ll share some great essential oil diffuser blends. You can also have fun and create your own! Often when we start with…
Best outdoor toys for toddlers & kids! Give your kids some high quality outdoor toys to keep them happily busy playing outside. This means you might get to relax for a few mins (don’t laugh) or get some gardening done. In my gardening with kids 101 post I shared with you activities for kids to…
Store apples and choose the best apple varieties for your needs! Store apples that are freshly harvested or store-bought Fresh apples that are crisp are wonderful for fresh eating. Other apple varieties are better suited towards baking or canning into applesauce. Apples are abundant in the fall where you can buy them at cheaper prices than…
Preserve banana peppers with fermentation Our banana pepper plants are one of the most prolific peppers in our garden. Growing peppers successfully has a lot to do with choosing the right pepper varieties for your growing zone. This is especially true of hot peppers in a shorter growing season, and it helps to add hoop…
Are you craving a herbal homestead? When we started homesteading it was to grow food on a large-scale to feed our family. It wasn’t long before we made a herb spiral and grew many herbs. Now we grow a tea garden and love calendula flowers to make calendula oil and creamy calendula lotion. Our family…
