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Growing Sweet, Seductive Mint

February 4, 2023 · Countryside Contributor · Growing

Consider growing mint in your garden this year. Just make sure to keep it controlled, or you may find it seducing its way across your garden.

A Simpling Garden Offers DIY Herbal Remedies

June 2, 2022 · Rita Heikenfeld · Growing

In the early days of our country, certain herbs were grown and used for the household and for simple medicinal, herbal remedies. There was no drug store around the corner so whether one was rich or poor, every household had what was then known as a garden of simples.

Growing a Traditional Victory Garden

February 2, 2022 · Countryside Contributor · Growing

During WWI and WW2 the vast majority of people grew some of their own food. It was not only expected, it was patriotic and a symbol of helping to win the war.

How to Make Natural Deer Repellent

January 5, 2022 · Melanie Teegarden · Growing

Perhaps your garden had some unwelcome attention from foragers last year, and your crops suffered. Maybe you have tender, young trees on the property and worry about deer stripping bark from their trunks in the cold, bare days of early spring, or pushing them over as they rub the velvet from their antlers in the fall.

Gardening Tips: 12 Common Gardening Mistakes to Avoid

December 17, 2021 · Gail Damerow · Growing

Gardening can be a fun and easy way to put food on your family’s table. But it can also be frustrating when things don’t grow as you expected.

Growing Sweet Basil: Don’t Let Good Basil Go Bad

June 7, 2020 · Countryside Contributor · Growing

Do you have any experience growing sweet basil? I’ve had a lot of success in growing herbs outdoors, but growing basil has always been our most successful crop.