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This post may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I’ll earn a small fee at no extra cost to you.Get a head start on your summer garden! Plant these 8 vegetables in January for an early, abundant harvest. In January, it seems like summer’s fresh vegetables are soooo far away. It’s cold and rainy, and the soil and air are damp. Don’t despair, my fellow gardener! This is
Does your laundry smell sour or musty, even after you’ve washed it? Here’s an easy, natural way to get the bad smells out of your clean laundry. Thanks to Little Peanut, we’ve been doing a lot of laundry these days. Between the spit up and the other [ahem] biological weaponry she wields, the towels and baby clothes just smell funny. They’re clean but they have a sour smell that doesn’t
Swiss Chard is a colorful and delicious vegetable that thrives in containers. Here’s how to plant, grow, and harvest chard in containers, including growing tips and best container varieties. Pssst…wanna hear a secret? If you’ve always wanted to grow veggies in your front yard–but thought the neighbors would complain–chard is where it’s at. Its large, crinkled green leaves (called savoyed leaves) and colorful edible stalks (called petioles) are so beautiful,
Here’s how to make the best homemade vanilla extract to flavor your cookies, cakes, frosting, and more. Cheaper and better-tasting vanilla extract takes only 2 ingredients! If your kids are anything like mine, they love to bake and eat cookies. This is a fairly inexpensive hobby, since I buy most of my baking ingredients in bulk. I quickly learned that quality vanilla extract is one of the most expensive parts
You can grow zucchini even if you don’t have a lot of space! Here are the six varieties of zucchini that will thrive and produce a huge harvest in pots or containers. Zucchini is one of the best vegetables that beginning gardeners can grow in containers. It’s nearly foolproof, produces tons of veggies all summer long, and zucchini comes in lots of fun shapes and colors. Some varieties of zucchini
Quickly freeze green beans without blanching! These easy instructions save you time and give you green beans with the best color, texture, and nutrition. This is a wonderful problem that most of us gardeners have experienced. Your green beans start producing and you’re enjoying them with dinner every few days. Then before you know it, every single plant is loaded with beans and you have more of them than you
This easy Honey-Garlic Chicken recipe transforms simple ingredients into a sticky, sweet glaze that’s just as delicious as your favorite Chinese restaurant. This post is sponsored by Perdue Farms. #PerdueFarmsFarmtoHome #PerdueFarms_Partner #AD I love eating out. The best part is not having to do the dishes when we’re done. 😉 The worst part is all of the unknown ingredients in restaurant food–like MSG, sodium, and who knows what else. Cooking
Brrr! It’s cold outside, but these veggies are up to the task. Plant these 10 vegetables in February and you’ll enjoy fresh food from your garden in no time! For most of us gardeners, January is spent looking through seed catalogs and planning out the majestic garden you’re going to enjoy in the spring. By February, though, your seeds have arrived and you’re itching to get them in the soil…am
It’s easy to grow lots of zucchini! This delicious vegetable, also called courgette or summer squash, grows quickly and will give you an abundant harvest. Here’s everything you need to know to grow all types of zucchini in your garden. Zucchini is a great vegetable for beginning gardeners. It’s nearly foolproof, produces tons of veggies all summer long, and comes in lots of fun shapes and colors. It has a
Here’s everything you need to know about planting Fall bulbs for beautiful Spring flowers. It’s easy to plant bulbs in your garden, or in a container on your porch or patio with these important tips. One of the first signs of Spring is when the crocus, daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths start blooming. These cheery bursts of color are just what we need after a cold, wet winter! I love
Yes, you can grow zucchini or summer squash in pots or containers! This family favorite is easy to grow and will give you a huge harvest. Here’s everything you need to know to grow zucchini in containers. Zucchini (also called summer squash) is a great vegetable for small-space gardeners. In fact, it’s one of my 5 Favorite Vegetables for Container Gardening. Zucchini is nearly guaranteed to grow, it produces tons
How do you choose the best water filter system that removes chemicals, medicines, bacteria, and more? There are a lot of water filters out there, but only one of them actually purifies your tap water. A zillion years ago, we got a Brita water filter pitcher as a wedding present. It was quite the cool thing at the time. We thought it was neat, but eventually we got tired of
