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Learning the best and easiest way on how to dry herbs will not only help you to fill your pantry with some gardening freshness but will help you to create dishes that are even more of your own.

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Learning the best and easiest way on how to dry herbs will not only help you to fill your pantry with some gardening freshness but will help you to create dishes that are even more of your own.

Drying herbs from your garden is a great way to take advantage of your harvest and so you can then use those herbs later in your kitchen. Fresh herbs can die quickly, but drying them allows you to preserve them longer for later use, retaining flavor and preventing waste. Great goals for any gardening or homesteader.    Drying herbs when they’re fresh allows you to retain the flavor for later use. And bonus, when your herb garden is out of season, you’ll still have plenty of flavorful herbs to use in your kitchen. It’s best to dry herbs immediately after...


How to Start Seeds Indoors – A Prepper’s Guide

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How to Start Seeds Indoors – A Prepper’s Guide

Starting seeds indoors should be a vital part of any prepper’s food security plan. You do not need a greenhouse nor a lot of expensive equipment to successfully provide all the plants you will need. Even preppers with space and light limitations can start seeds to grow their own garden plants. Growing your own vegetable, herb, medicinal and edible flower seeds indoors will save you money that can be used to purchase other valuable preparedness gear because you do not have to purchase plants for the survival garden. The money saved by growing your own plants can also be funneled...


Radishes are a great addition to any garden

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Radishes are a great addition to any garden

They are easy to grow, have short growing times, and don’t take up a lot of space. Radishes are also one of the first plants that can be harvested in the spring growing season. These characteristics mean you can grow a number of radishes in a small space with plenty of growing season for several plantings worth of delicious, crisp radishes. Whether you are a beginner gardener, or a gardening pro, you’ll want to add radishes to your garden space. Keep reading for how to plant, grow, and harvest radishes. Location Radishes are pretty adaptable plants, and will grow well...