Commit to Grow Day 21: Values

If you’re sick of putting your seedlings in a windowsill that doesn’t get much sun, or you just want to super-charge your indoor gardening process, you should consider T5 grow lights. Your seedlings, herbs, and greens will respond immediately to the increased amount of light you’re giving them. But it’s not enough to just put a few light bulbs over your plants. If you already have lights, chances are they’re T8’s or T12’s​ and you should consider purchasing indoor grow lights that are optimize

Many experts say keeping a journal is a great way to improve one’s life. You get to recap your days, learn from mistakes and save key experiences. And you can grow better produce. Edible garden success rates can be improved by doing the exact same thing. Edible gardeners experience many ups and downs throughout the growing season. Some of these experiences are out of our control. After all, you cannot do much about a colder than normal spring filled with heavy rain. However, there are m

Where does the family end and the homestead begin? The Nourishing Homestead (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015) explores Ben and Penny Hewitt’s small homestead in Vermont as they embrace a life nourished by good food, hard work, and loving family. They use “practiculture,” a multitude of practical skills and philosophies from growing nutrient dense food to soil remediation, wildcrafting, and agroforestry, to build a thriving homestead. The following excerpt on bionutrient farmi

We started with an ancient idea ... Along with pots for storing and cooking food, archeologists often uncover containers that were used to grow flowers or vegetables. But not all early pots were clay; woven bags and baskets were used to grow plants and transport rare specimens. Greek townhouses featured rooftop gardens — permanent brick enclosures that apparently held woven inserts that could be easily moved or replaced. In ancient Egypt, basket gardening was so impor