Planting With A Purpose: Bettering Our Community and Our Health One Plant At A Time

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What’s Going On? Mushrooms In My Snake Plant? Why That Is and What To Do.

So, a couple of days ago, I went to do my daily watering of my plants and lo and behold I found some mushrooms popping out of the soil of right next to my snake plants...

Starting Small? Grow Succulents! The Real DIY Plants

Don’t know where to start when it comes to your plant journey? Try succulents! Succulents are a great type of plant to start with when you are beginning your...

10 Easy & Simple Projects You Can Do At Home with Little to No Space

If you are anything like me, you want to begin your gardening/homesteading journey as soon as possible, but you might not have the space to start all of the large...

Companion Planting Tomatoes and Basil From Seed in Zone 8b.

So, we all want to grow as many plants, fruits, and vegetables as possible right? Me too, but as I am learning and doing my research, I am understanding more and more...

Small Scale Composting on a Budget? (MAYBE FOR FREE?!)

I recently have been looking into options to make compost at home quick and easy while still spending little to no money at all. Some of these items you may have lying...

Planting With A Purpose: Bettering Our Community and Our Health One Plant At A Time

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