At Try Backyard Farming, we routinely discuss, in depth, ways to maintain your urban and suburban property using permaculture techniques that work along with nature, rather than trying to fight against it. And much of what we discuss is converting unused lawn sections...
Raking Leaves is bad. Never rake your leaves again. Today while driving on a short errand, I saw a gentleman with a leaf vacuum attached to a riding lawn mower in a small front yard sucking up his leaves to deposit into the street. Next I saw an old woman raking...
Do you live in an urban area but still want the benefits of a rural garden? One of the biggest problems with having an urban garden is the space limitations. Many gardeners have less than an acre of land to work with, some may only have a few hundred square feet of...
One of the best fruits to forage for during the late summer and early fall in zones 5-10 are wild blackberries. In this article we will discuss how to forage not only for the blackberries themselves but for the plant too, so that you can grow these delicious,...
This is the fourth year in a row in which, when mid May rolls around, I declare, “Time to Sell the Yard!’ It all started when I decided to get rid of many of the things in my front yard landscape such as hostas, periwinkle, day lilies, lily of the valley,...
Our first freeze warning has come and gone. It’s the time of the year when many start making room indoors for outdoor plants or start shopping for indoor plants to offset winter’s monochromatic view. Pets will be spending more time indoors too. This can lead to bad...
