(Natural News) You don’t need a large plot of land to have a garden with a high vegetable yield. For productive gardening, you just need to figure out which strategies are best for your garden space. Here are seven high-yield strategies that can help you maximize your garden space. (h/t to GoodHousekeeping.com) (1) Use raised beds with […]

(Natural News) Garden pests like slugs will damage the various plants in your garden. If you want to eliminate these disgusting and slimy pests, here’s a strange but effective way to get rid of them: beer traps. (h/t to BeansBulletsBandagesAndYou.com) How to make slug beer traps These natural traps are easy to build and set up, and […]

(Natural News) If you cultivate a garden, you know that it can be difficult to gauge the progress of your potatoes. After all, while other crops like pumpkins or tomatoes grow above ground, potatoes grow underground. You won’t know if your potatoes have flourished until it’s time to harvest them. (h/t to GoodHousekeeping.com) Gardening mistakes […]

(Natural News) Self-sufficiency is important for preppers. After all, when SHTF, preppers will simply bug in or bug out with the necessary gear and supplies while the rest of the populace runs around panicking. To maintain this habit of self-reliance, most preppers cultivate various vegetables in their gardens. Some even have fruit trees on their property, ensuring […]

(Natural News) With some creativity and hard work, urban preppers who live in apartments can also enjoy the many benefits of gardening. Indoor gardening is one way to combine nature’s beauty with the comfort of your apartment. Additionally, you can use design opportunities to your advantage and improve your living space with various plants. With […]

(Natural News) If you live in the city but you want to start prepping, don’t despair. You can start a kitchen garden in your own home, or you can join other preppers and cultivate a community garden. Community gardens have once again risen in popularity, and this is probably because most city-dwellers live in apartments […]

(Natural News) On a really hot day, you can feel the heat rising from the pavement. And if it’s painful for you, it’s even more hurtful for plants that can’t move to shadier places. According to an article in the International Journal of Urban Forestry, pavements can re-radiate so much heat from reflected sunlight that nearby […]

(Natural News) There’s something special about a new farm in Kearny, New Jersey. Headed by a former techie turned farmer, Bowery Farming is uniquely poised to serve as the blueprint for future farms with a focus on sustainability and reliability. More specifically, by applying clever new methods, the CEO and founder of Bowery Farming, Irving Fain, […]