by Tom | Aug 11, 2017 | Gardening, Homesteading
Intro to Rain Gutter Grow Systems What if you could successfully grow vegetables and/or herbs on your driveway and deck? What if you didn’t have to water that garden every day? In my experience, I have found that gardeners struggle to water plants routinely,...
by Tom | Jun 8, 2017 | Gardening
What is Square Foot Gardening? S2E13 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b0fd18a6-4edd-4b76-b0fd-8c7916d10787/92a159f2-f2aa-413c-9aac-15714945145b.mp3 Do you remember the days of old when your parents or grandparents had a garden in the backyard? Do you remember...
by Tom | Apr 18, 2017 | Gardening
2017 Potting Soil Challenge The 2017 Garden Season is in full swing at the Small Scale Life Headquarters! I broke out seed trays and containers, seeds, potting soil and trusty GoPro and got down to business. As I had mentioned in the How to Garden Indoors post, I...
by Tom | Mar 15, 2017 | Gardening
Surprise! We got four inches of fresh snow yesterday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was just as a subtle reminder that we are not finished with winter here in the Upper Midwest. Although we had some really nice weather in February, Old Man Winter is not done kicking...
by Tom | Mar 8, 2017 | Gardening
Spring is right around the corner, and it is time to get those seeds growing! Because I live in Minnesota and am a renter, I do not have a greenhouse yet, and the weather in Minnesota is too unpredictable to even think about starting seeds outside in a cold frame. ...
by Tom | Feb 14, 2017 | Gardening
“I want to start gardening, but I just don’t know what to grow! Everything looks so awesome, and I just want to grow EVERYTHING in this seed catalog. How do I start garden planning?” From time to time, family members, friends and followers here on...
