Sustainable Design, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Everything
Mulching a garden is one key way to keep it healthy and sustainable. Here are helpful tips for using mulch, including twelve different types and how to use them. We’re kind of obsessed with mulch over at our house. Wood
Being green in your outdoor space is just as important as indoors! Check out the best places to find sustainable outdoor furniture and decor. Ah… spring. Time to throw open the doors, get out the patio furniture and bask in
Looking for inexpensive garden beds ideas? Wooden raised garden beds from old materials are about as budget-friendly as you can get. This summer was our first year using wooden raised garden beds to grown our vegetables and I have to
‘Tis the season! For gardening that is. There aren’t many things in this world better than sticking your hands in freshly turned garden soil. (Except eating it when pregnant – which I did. Don’t judge.) Last spring, I wrote a post featuring a Homemade Garden Fertilizer recipe, but I only tried it out once due to the fact that I had a newborn and a two year old at the time.
Now that my kids are one and three I obviously have so much more time on my hands so I’ll be dousing my abundant vegetable garden in homemade fertilizer on a weekly basis. Except I don’t have a vegetable garden this year because I was being facetious about all the time on my hands. Hello. My kids are one and three! I couldn’t even plant runner beans because my eldest kept spilling the seeds between the deck boards while my baby climbed fully-clothed into the kiddie pool.
Banana peels, black tea, molasses and eggshell make up a super easy organic garden fertilizer. Just add to an empty jug, mix with rainwater and go! I’ve been trying to learn the ropes of vegetable gardening for about three years
