Tips & Tricks

  • Harvesting Onions

    When To Harvest Onions

    Harvesting Onions may be one of the easiest garden chores, but the main question is When to Harvest Onions? Well there really is no right answer to that question, since you can harvest an onion at really any time. It…

  • Potato Harvesting Tips

    Potato Harvesting Tips

    It’s that time again! You guessed it..Potato Harvesting Time. We started with tips for planting potatoes, and followed the trench planting method. Now it’s time to reap the benefits. Below you will find my Potato Harvesting Tips that will make…

  • Saving Turnips Seeds

    Saving Turnip Seeds

    Saving Turnip Seeds is not something I intended to do this year, but we had a happy surprise. Below I will tell you our process for saving turnips seeds.  We planted turnip seed in the late summer last year, and…

  • The Four Acre Farm

    3 Untold Places to Search for Real Estate

    These 3 Untold Places to Search for Real Estate that made all the difference in my house hunting process. Buying a home, or finding land, can be stressful. I remember searching every real estate website I could find, looking for…

  • Breadbox Thrift Flip

    Breadbox Thrift Flip

    This Breadbox Thrift Flip is a jaw dropping before and after. I found this very colorful breadbox at the Goodwill, and knew it was a diamond in the rough. I had never seen a breadbox shaped like this, and I…

  • Trench Planting Potatoes

    Trench Planting Potatoes

    Trench Planting potatoes is an easy method you can use to grow potatoes that has many benefits. The idea of Trench Planting is digging trenches, and using the hilled up dirt on the edges of your trench to mound the…

  • Repotted Indoor Plant

    Repotting Indoor Plants

    Repotting Indoor Plants to get your cute plants out of those ugly plastic containers. Plants hold a lot more water when they are in the plastic containers they come in from the store. You may think extra water would be…

  • Spring Decor

    $1 Spring Decor Ideas

    $1 Spring Decor Ideas, just in time for Easter, that won’t break the bank. Here’s how you can use a bag of cute little Dollar Tree carrots, or whatever catches your eye, to get your house ready for Easter and…

  • Seed Potatoes

    Potato Planting Tips

    Potato Planting Tips to make harvesting a breeze. When you set your garden up for success from the beginning, it will make things so much easier at harvest time. Potatoes are always the first thing we start for our spring…

  • clean carrot

    Garden Carrot Cleaning Tips

    Garden Carrot Cleaning Tips to help get your carrots from the garden to your table in no time. Garden carrots are one of my favorite veggies, but I really hate the cleaning process. Keep reading to find out my best…