Tweet1. Free rent! 2. Being able to support organic farming and the little guy 3. Meeting new friends around the world 4. Eating grass fed beef, organic heritage apples, free range eggs, and fresh garden vegetables for free 5. Knowing I have a place to stay in an emergency 6. Learning new skills like gardening, [...]

TweetQuestion: I've noticed that green bell peppers are almost twice cheaper than red and yellow ones. Why? The NewsBase.com’s Answer: If you’ve ever grown bell peppers, you probably noticed that the green ones turned red after a while. But it takes time and patience, and I’ve always had bugs get to mine before they were [...]

TweetIf potted will it stay small? Any other idea's? I don't want your typical shrub bush our Christmas tree but I want some green for the porch and sidewalks. I live in the northeast section of the USA. The plants will be on my porch so I'm not worried about water getting in them but [...]

TweetHere in California, growing season has already started. My green bean sprouts are a few inches tall, and already something is eating holes into the leaves. I never see any insects on the plants (do they only come out at night?), though last year there were a whole bunch of very small white flies on [...]

TweetPlease give me examples of each. I never put put / bones or animal waste in my compost, but I read alot about green waste and brown waste and they seem the same – what's the difference? Read below for some great answers and resources from Amazon to help you with composting. Composting is a [...]

TweetI’m putting blank newspaper and mulch on my veggie garden, but the ground is soaking wet. Is it ok to do this? Or will it cause rot, etc, or attract insects that will kill the plants?

TweetMy husband is a member of the North American Gardening Club and they sent him info about this nifty little thing.  It’s pretty high tech, yet at the same time, simple.  We all want to know what the best plants are for our houses and gardens.  It really bites to buy some great looking plant [...]

TweetI have found toads are very helpful in my backyard garden- they eat ants and slugs, and I think even caterpillars. I want to attract more toads to my garden- and get them to stay? How can i make my garden more toad-friendly?

Tweet Information about making paper pots and gardening at Dave’s Garden. How can you make planting pots to start seeds in?  Easy!  Cheap!  Or even free! Newpaper pots are a great tool for your garden: It doesn’t cost you anything extra (you can get those free advertiser papers if you don’t already subscribe to the [...]

Food is, of course, the most basic of our needs beyond water and air (and toilet paper!). Isn’t it funny how we take these simple things for granted? You breathe in and out, you pull on the roll, you turn on the tap, you pop a Lean Cuisine into the microwave, or answer, “Yes”, to “Fries with that?” Easy, automatic, instant. But of course, it’s not. All of these things, with the exception of air, require a complicated combination of infrastructure and workforce to get to us. We only think about it when the system breaks down (imagine a toilet paper factory worker’s strike!), or when we pay our bills.