Salad greens are the absolute easiest thing to grow! In the grocery store, you could pay up $3 for a 24 ounce bag of romaine and spinach and up to $5 for organic salad. That does not include salad dressing, or other toppings, and especially not cheese! I’ll let you do the math on how […]
How to grow bell peppers from seed (from the grocery store)
Look at what I found in the produce section, today: a big beautiful gold bell pepper. I thought I was in heaven until I looked at the price… Ouch! This pepper is almost two bucks! One pepper was priced at $1.78, plus tax (did you hear me? I said ONE pepper). That sucks! I almost […]
Growing potatoes in containers update
We showed you how to plant potatoes in containers a few weeks ago using the same steps that we used to plant our own. We transplanted them into bigger containers and even though the progress has been slow due to the weather, we wanted to give you an update. We started out with red potatoes that […]
Grow your own potatoes in containers
Have you ever got ready to make some homemade chili cheese fries or a buttery baked potato, reach in the ole Idaho sack and pull out a spud that looks like a creepy monster? WAIT! Don’t freak out! Don’t throw them away! Cut those ugly monsters in half and replant them in a bucket with potting soil. […]