Monthly Archives: May, 2012

How to Grow Ginger at Home

I have read a lot about the medicinal properties of ginger and wanted to see if I could grow it at home.  It is super easy!  Here’s how I am doing it, and it seems to be working well. Pick up a piece of ginger at a local store, preferably organic if you can find it.  …

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How to Kill Aphids Naturally, without harmful chemicals

As you can see, Aphids are devouring this tip off one of my potato plants.  I noticed that Aphids were tearing up my potato plants and were really going after some of my other crop vegtables like spinach, peppers, and even some of my tomatoes.  A long time ago, I read that one could mix up a …

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Lunch Experiment with Rocket Stove

In general, I want to post things that are informative and to the point.  Today is a little different.  My daughter wanted a grilled cheese and hot dogs for lunch.  I thought, “Hey, the rocket stove can do this,” so I gathered what we needed (ignore the grill I placed the items on for the …

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The Perfect Garden Soil

My wife and I (mostly my wife) are continually researching online the best and cheapest way to do things.  With gardening, we’re firm believers in Square Foot Gardening.  We’re new to it, but our first crops are doing well, as you can see in the picture of our greenhouse below. The soil is an extremely …

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