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Strawberries: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Strawberries are one of our favorite things to grow! The sweetness and flavor in home-grown strawberries simply can’t be beaten! They’re easy to grow and will come back year after year and continue to spread. Strawberries are one of the few plants that we don’t even attempt to grow from seed. It takes up to three years for a plant to produce fruit, so it’s generally better to buy transplants from the nursery instead of starting from seed.

April 22, 2021 7 Comments

Top 5 Cancer-Fighting Foods to Grow in Your Garden!

For those who have either been diagnosed with cancer or those looking to prevent cancer from occurring, a healthy diet is essential. If you have a current diagnosis it is very important to be in communication with your physician regarding any special diet that you need to be on. Some cancer-fighting plants include those that are high in vitamin E, manganese, selenium, glutathoine, phenolic acid, and other antioxidants.

March 9, 2021 1 Comment

Urban Garden Tour – What We’re Growing in Our Oklahoma Backyard to Feed Our Family! (March, 2020)

Watch as Carrie shows you the garden and talks all about our favorite cool season crops to grow in March.

March 1, 2021 1 Comment

Top 5 Plants to Grow For Weight Loss!

Growing food in your backyard can help you not only by eating the food you have grown, but the lifestyle associated with it! We have found that gardening has helped us to lose weight simply by being outside, more active, and drinking more water!

February 10, 2021 No Comments

Top 5 Plants You Can Grow & Eat to Help With High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Issues, or Heart Disease!

Heart health refers to those who are concerned about high blood pressure, cholesterol, or heart disease.

February 10, 2021 1 Comment

Top 5 Plants to Grow to Promote Bone & Joint Health!

A lot of people start to complain about their bones and joints aching when the weather changes seasons. If you are one of these people or simply want to help support your bone and joint health, check out what plants are best to grow in your garden below! We have found that simply gardening itself has helped us start to feel better by eating a healthier diet, being outside more, and being more active!

February 7, 2021 No Comments

Top 5 Plants You Can Grow in Your Garden to Help Improve Your Thyroid Health

Maintaining thyroid health is important and easy to do by maintaining a healthy diet. You can even grow most of these plants right in your own backyard!

February 2, 2021 No Comments

Top 5 Plants To Grow For Pregnant Women!

A healthy diet is extremely important especially when you are expecting! A diet with Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Iron, Folate/Folic Acid, and Calcium is especially important during this time.

January 12, 2021 No Comments

How to Manage Earwigs!

The most characteristic feature of this fast-moving reddish-brown to black insect is the pair of approximately an inch long pincers at the tip of a long abdomen. Earwigs thrive in tight, dark, moist places such as under stones, in mulch, soil, (compost & vermicompost bins), and anywhere there is an accumulation of plant debris.

January 8, 2020 No Comments

Top 5 Plants to Grow To Promote Energy

For those who are looking for an extra boost of energy, eating foods high in thiamin (vitamin B1), vitamin B12, iron, folate/folic acid (vitamin B9), protein, and riboflavin can help to promote energy.

June 24, 2019 No Comments

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