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We're a beginner-friendly place to learn how to grow organic fruit, vegetables, and herbs. In this section, you will find:

  • Raised bed gardening: We grow all our vegetables in raised beds and are experts in this gardening technique. Learn how to plan, build, and maintain your raised bed garden for flourishing vegetables.
  • Home garden tips: Tips, tricks, and info to make gardening fun and easy.
  • Seed starting: From basic to advanced, we cover selecting seeds, starting them indoors, and even saving your very own fruit and vegetable seeds.
  • Composting and fertilizer: Nourish your soil using organic gardening methods such as composting. Learn the basics of starting a compost pile, winter composting, organic fertilizer, and more.
  • Tools and equipment: What basic gardening tools do you need? We discuss hand tools, equipment, and even gardening clothing.
  • Butterfly gardens:  Nourish your body with organic edibles, but be sure to nourish your soul by planting flowers to attract butterflies!

Gardening is an ongoing journey. There is always something new to learn, explore, and experience.

Monarch Butterfly Migration

Mistletoe Hunting

Seed Saving and Other Seed Starting Tips

Ample Harvest

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July Gardening Tips: How to Keep Your Garden Thriving All Month Long

July brings long, sunny days and plenty of garden rewards—but also rising temperatures that can stress plants, pollinators, and gardeners alike. With a few smart adjustments to your routine, you can keep your garden healthy, colorful, and productive all summer. Here are our top July gardening tips to help you make the most of the…

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How to Ship Iris Rhizomes – Sharing Is Half the Fun!

How to ship iris rhizomes (bearded iris) correctly is a simple skill, and one worth learning if you’re interested in pass-along plants. When I was a girl, it was common for neighbors to share plants. Someone would divide their peonies or iris and offer a portion to a neighbor. These “pass-along plants” came with stories,…

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Natural Remedy for Tick Bite: New Course

The Herbal Academy has just launched a new course called “After the Bite: What You Need to Know About Tick-Borne Diseases.” This course features a natural remedy for tick bites and supportive herbal care after the bite. As someone who was seriously ill ‘after the bite’ – and didn’t even realize a tick had sent…

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June Gardening Tips: Everything You Need to Do in Your Garden This Month

I’m sharing these June gardening tips for gardening zone 7B. However, you can easily adapt them to your gardening zone. June is one of those months that feels like there’s so much to do in the garden you don’t know where to start. Fortunately, nature gives you extra-long days and plenty of sunshine! Whether you…

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