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Lifehack your way to a green thumb; shortcuts, money savers and clever growing tricks to achieve a perfect garden.
From The Dirt To The Walls, The Table, & Better Health.
When I was a child, I remember walking into my grandparent’s yard and from the moment you got out of the car and looked at their house compared to the others it just looked so beautiful, a jungle behind a small red brick wall with black fencing on it. When you look toward the house and all you can see is the beautiful lushness and big trees with fresh fruits hanging all over. The red concrete pathway led to a small fountain in the middle of the front garden(yard) which went right and left, but either way there was green grass, big bushes, beautiful flowers, and fresh fruits surrounding the property like you walked into a secret garden. As you passed the fountain the pathway narrowed back to one path and on each side of the path there were tall evergreens on each side as if they were fencing the pathway and above hung grapevines that one could just pick from and eat as you walked to the front door (that was my favorite part). Most people go to the grocery stores to get their fruits, but not me especially with my grandparent’s delicious fruits just hanging ready to be picked… all you had to do was walk outside and pick whatever it was you wanted to have. There were lemons, limes, grapefruit, grapes, chilies and many other fruits in the back. I assumed that was how the house came, but one day as my grandfather was showing me old photos when they came to America, I found an old picture of my grandparent’s property and the only thing besides the house was the little brick wall and first thing my grandfather put in was the fountain. There were no trees, bushes, or anything in the picture except the dead grass all around. That was when I realized my grandfather’s garden was made from scratch, his hard work and love. That is when I knew that I loved nature and what it can provide, especially with the proper time, love, and care.
By Alana King 5 years ago in Lifehack
Useful Gadgets for Gardening
Gardening should always be encouraged. Those who have a passion for gardening know how hard it is to take care of the plants to grow them. However, we are living in the 21st century and hardships should not be a barrier to do this job. Technology is here to offer smart solutions even for a job like gardening. Here, in this blog, we are going to discuss some smart gardening gadgets and tools that you should buy to maintain everything in your garden and take care of each plant individually with minimal effort.
By Vishesh Garg5 years ago in Lifehack
3 Tips and Tools that will take your Garden to the Next Level. Top Story - June 2021. Created with: Fiskars.
Learning to grow my own food has been the most empowering life skill I’ve ever developed. It may seem like a great deal of effort to grow a few tomatoes (because it is) but the results are 100% worth it. Not only will they be the best tasting tomatoes you’ve ever had, but it will provide you with a different perspective; one that empowers you with knowledge and a new appreciation for the environment, the plants and the farmers that grow our food.
By Farmer Nick5 years ago in Lifehack
The Not-So-Secret Garden
THE NOT-SO-SECRET GARDEN Several years ago, when my husband’s health began to deteriorate, we decided to say good-bye to what we thought would be our forever home. It was all on one floor, spacious, and had the kitchen of my dreams. We had it built exactly to our specifications, so we thought it would suffice into our golden years. We discovered, however, that maintaining two acres of land was more than what could be managed with only me to care for it. I had lovingly created eight flower gardens but was always fighting off deer and rabbits for the blooms and greenery.
By Debra Ison5 years ago in Lifehack
Nourishing the Yin With Sugar and Greens
I've found the kind of happiness in my garden that really sinks in. It gets in all the way to my bones. My happiness thrives when it gets planted in the cyclical soil of reality. Not so much when I chase the figment of happiness born of an endless climb up the mountain of more. I cleave now to happiness that has learned a calmer embrace of death and other inevitabilities.
By Kaia Maeve Tingley5 years ago in Lifehack
Beginners Guide To a Thrifty and Appealing Backyard Garden. Top Story - June 2021.
Your social media keeps flaunting pictures of stunning vegetable gardens! "Victory gardens" some of your friends called them when the pandemic started and everyone rushed to hoard seeds and baby chicks!
By Maria Calderoni5 years ago in Lifehack
7 Ways a BackYard Garden Will Improve Your Family’s Lives
There is no better way to discover and appreciate the exquisite taste and beauty of good food than by learning to grow it yourself. And there is no fresher ingredients than those picked directly from your yard and delivered straight to the table.
By Maria Calderoni5 years ago in Lifehack
Organic Gardening: A Step-by-Step Guide
Organic gardening is more than just avoiding chemicals; it is organic living in accordance with nature's laws. I recently came across this quote by an unknown author and discovered that my parents and others like them were organic gardeners long before these principles were revived.
By lovely tolentino5 years ago in Lifehack
Preparing my Vegetable Gardens
The big sky is barely light, the morning young. My sidekick, Harvey Bean is eager to get outside to do his business, chase gophers and deer and try to fly after the pheasant, geese and assorted birds picking at morning breakfast bugs. Harvey Bean is a 75 lb. labradoodle, just a year and a half and doesn’t quite understand that he can’t fly like the birdies that distance themselves from him. He turns to look at me with dismay each time they fly away.
By Jennifer Jones5 years ago in Lifehack
Garden Chess. Top Story - June 2021.
I once heard it said that happiness, or the lack thereof, is a state of contentment influenced by outside stimuli. Conversely, I have also heard it said that joy is a state of inner contentment or delight that resists outside influences. For example, I found that when I was outside working in my garden, I experienced happiness. When I discovered that the backyard groundhog (nicknamed “ground cow”) breached my fence and ravished my snap peas, I was unhappy. Obviously, this beast was not related to the well-behaved Punxsutawney Phil on the television. Truthfully, I was angry when my plants were invaded – but my joy for gardening remained. That inner joy was a sign of the creative life inside me. I have learned to enjoy that creative aspect manifested as the intersection of a woman and her dirt.
By Karen Bouknight5 years ago in Lifehack
Garden as Community
A cup of coffee for myself, and pots and pots of coffee for the greenhouse. My attempt at a therapeutic relationship with nature has often escalated into an emotional calamity. As a gardener, and regenerative agriculture enthusiast, nature has never ceased to throw curve balls and pose new challenges that invite creativity.
By Denis Drapeau5 years ago in Lifehack
