• Home
  • About
    • Resources
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Store
  • Grow
  • Cook
  • Preserve

Grow a Good Life

journey to a self sufficient life

Archives

jar of zucchini pickles on a table

in Canning & Preserving

Sweet and Sour Zucchini Pickles

This recipe for canning zucchini sweet and sour pickles features turmeric in the simple brine. Pickling is a great way to preserve summer zucchini from the garden! Overwhelmed with zucchini? Preserve the zucchini harvest bounty by canning zucchini pickles with this sweet and sour zucchini pickles recipe. Tips for Canning Zucchini Pickles Select firm, slender, and young zucchini for pickling…
Read More

in Homesteading

Chicks Move to the Coop

The chicks enjoyed some sunny days in their new pen last week while we worked on the final details on their new home. The coop still needs roofing shingles (donated by my father ~ Thanks Dad!) and another coat of paint, but the rest was completed, secured, and and ready for the chicks to move in. Sunday was move in…
Read More

in Homesteading

The Chick’s First Day Out

The chicks are 3 weeks old and their first feathers have grown in on their wings and tail. Fuzz is now being replaced with feathers on their backs. They are looking less like chicks and more like mini-chickens now. Chicks usually feather out at 5-weeks depending on their breed and temperature. We completed the chicken run this week just as…
Read More

Planting potatoes the Grow Biointensive way involves double-dug beds, feeding the soil with compost, and planting closely to conserve spacing and create a microclimate.

in Gardening· Spring Gardening

Planting Potatoes the Grow Biointensive Way

Grow Biointensive is an organic agricultural system that focuses on attaining greatest yields from a small garden area. The process involves double-digging beds, feeding the soil with compost, and planting closely to conserve spacing and create a microclimate. This method uses less garden space and eliminates the labor of hilling your potatoes. My first year of growing potatoes, I used the…
Read More

in Gardening

Expanding the Seed Starting Area

I love gardening. It is like meditation allowing me to relax and tune out the busy day and focus on the sounds of nature around me such as the wind blowing through the trees, the birds singing their various songs, and the bees buzzing around the garden seeking out nectar. Winters can be long here in Maine and I miss…
Read More

lettuce seedlings growing under lights

in Gardening· Spring Gardening

Build a Grow Light System for Starting Seeds Indoors

Do you want to start garden seedlings indoors? In order to grow healthy seedlings and plants indoors, you will need some supplemental light. Here is a simple and affordable grow light system made from easy to find equipment. Growing plants indoors is an enjoyable project for any gardener. Whether you want to grow herbs inside, start your garden seedlings, cultivate…
Read More

Zucchini Relish Canning Recipe: Making and canning zucchini relish is a great way to preserve the summer glut of zucchini from your vegetable garden.

in Canning & Preserving

Zucchini Relish Canning Recipe

Zucchini relish is another way to preserve the summer glut of zucchini from your vegetable garden. In this recipe, zucchini is combined with sweet bell peppers, and onions for a sweet and slightly tart flavored relish that will dress up your burgers, sandwiches, and picnic salads. Tips for Making Zucchini Relish This is a simple zucchini relish recipe from the…
Read More

in Gardening· Spring Gardening

Build Your Own Self Watering Containers

Many versions of self watering containers, also known as self watering grow boxes, self watering pots, and self watering planters are sold online, but you can make them yourself for a fraction of the cost out of some easy to find items. This post on constructing self watering containers out of 18-gallon storage totes was originally written in May 2009 and…
Read More

Building a square foot garden is a quick and easy way to begin or expand your garden. The method is also simple to understand, organized, and makes it easy to plan your growing beds.

in Gardening· Spring Gardening

How to Build a Square Foot Garden

Building a square foot garden is a quick and easy way to begin or expand your garden. The method is also simple to understand, organized, and makes it easy to plan your growing beds. We built our first square foot gardens in 2009 after reading All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. The concept of Square Foot Gardening is…
Read More

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 21
  • Go to page 22
  • Go to page 23

Primary Sidebar

just released!

cover image for 10 Cookie Mix in a Jar Recipes eBook

your favorites

Applesauce for Home Canning

closeup of a zucchini garlic bite

Follow these 5 easy steps to storing potatoes for winter to keep your potatoes fresh.

Grow Herbs Indoors: 5 Herbs That Thrive Inside | Grow a Good Life

How to Grow an Indoor Garden

Footer

disclosures

Grow a Good Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Grow a Good Life uses affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links. Full disclosure policy.

Copyright

All content is ©2020 Rachel Arsenault Grow a Good Life Media. Please feel free to Pin or link to articles with credit and a link back, but do not copy, take images, or content from this site without my permission.
For more info: Syndication and Use of Article

looking for something?

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
Copyright © 2009-2021 Grow a Good Life Media | Disclosure & Affiliate Advertising Policy | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy