In most places in the Northern Hemisphere, January is a time of cold weather, snowfall, fires in the fireplace, and some hot chocolate too. Your garden may not look like much now, but there’s some good stuff brewing under the soil. To get the most out of it, you’ll want to be sure you’re doing...
I love decorating my home with things found in nature. I’m constantly stuffing things like pinecones, interesting sticks, rocks, leaves, and whatever else I find on my hikes and walks into my pockets for later use. I like knowing that the items I use to decorate come from nature and can eventually return to nature....
Peaches are a favorite summertime treat of mine. Peach fruits ripen sometime between June and August, and if you’ve never plucked a peach from a tree and taken a bite of it, I have to tell you, you’re missing out. But chances are if you’ve landed here, you’re ready to have that juicy, summertime experience....
On hot days in the summer, do you find yourself wishing that you had a swimming pool? Probably! I know I have. If you’ve ever shopped around to check out costs of pool installation, you know it can cost tens of thousands of dollars depending on the size and quality of the pool. That’s a...
Ducks are a lot of fun to keep as pets and they produce large, delicious eggs that have some advantages over chicken eggs. Keeping chickens has become a popular way for people in both urban and rural settings to produce food on the land they have. Ducks have different needs than chickens though. Let’s talk...
If you’re just getting started on your gardening journey, all of the various terms and references may be a lot to grasp. Plants have different terms applied to them, like full sun, part shade, annual, and perennial. These terms will help you, the gardener, give your plant the best shot at life. In this article,...
Quail eggs are delicious and nutritious. According to the USDA’s FoodData Central, a single quail egg has only 14 calories but contains approximately one gram of fat and protein. They’re also a good source of nutrients like choline, folate, selenium, potassium, and phosphorus. But quail eggs are kind of a niche market, not nearly as...
