Guide

Tips and tutorials about gardening, food preservation and pantry management.

Mulching: The One Technique That Changes Everything

Mulching saves water, suppresses weeds, and feeds the soil. It is the single most impactful technique for a low-maintenance, productive garden.

Collecting rainwater saves money, reduces your environmental impact, and gives your plants the unchlorinated water they prefer.

Before indoor-grown seedlings can move outside, they need to be hardened off. Here is how to make the transition without losing plants.