Jacky

Green Basil Dressing or Marinade – Backyard Food Growing

Green Basil Dressing or Marinade – Backyard Food Growing

This delicious Basil Dressing or marinade is useful for many different dishes and appetizers. Your guests will love the fresh from the garden flavour when you use your own home grown basil. There are so many ways you could use this wonderfully fresh and delicious recipe.  Recipe½ cup        Freshly grown basil leaves 2 … Read more

Salvinia Minima Vs Frogbit: Which one to pick?

Salvinia Minima Vs Frogbit: Which one to pick?

Although there are many types of underwater plants, the Salvinia Minima has become a popular aquarium and pond plant. However, it’s not all fun in the sun for this aquatic plant–frogbit is also becoming more popular with its bright-green leaves and attractive clumps. Which one to pick? Salvinia Minima Vs Frogbit: Which one to pick? … Read more

Why Use a Mini Drip System? – Backyard Food Growing

Why Use a Mini Drip System? – Backyard Food Growing

Using a drip irrigation system is a very efficient way to maximize your time and effort when it comes to watering. The system also reduces water usage in the garden while giving your plants deep root watering. The use of a properly constructed drip system will keep all the plants watered at a slow rate … Read more

The Pine Berry – Backyard Food Growing

The Pine Berry – Backyard Food Growing

 Have you ever heard of a Pine berry? This is a berry that we all should be growing, it’s beautiful and different. It’s unique looking delicious little berry holds a special reward for those who grow them. This is my first year with them so I’ve only been able to harvest two little berries so … Read more

How to Keep Ants Off Hummingbird Feeders – Backyard Food Growing

How to Keep Ants Off Hummingbird Feeders – Backyard Food Growing

Hummingbirds love sweet sugar syrup, but so do the ants…and even spiders! They will make your bird feeding experience less than pleasant. Ants are everywhere even if you can’t see them all the time. You can be that they’ll come out in force once they spot your feeder. They can be quite a nuisance and … Read more

How to Sprout Raspberry Seeds in Winter

How to Sprout Raspberry Seeds in Winter

Sprouting raspberry seeds in winter takes a little effort and patience but it can really be worth it because it allows you to grow different varieties of raspberries that are sometimes not available in the nurseries.  Some seeds are shipped from China and it’s sometimes difficult to figure that out before you buy. Seeds from … Read more

How to Make Hypertufa Planters – Backyard Food Growing

How to Make Hypertufa Planters – Backyard Food Growing

Hypertufa is a mixture of peat moss, cement and sand that you can sculpt and make into your own garden decor pieces and planter pots. You can create statues, birdhouses, planter pots, stepping stones and more. The choices are limited only by your imagination.  For this project you will need some space, if you are … Read more

Best Recipe for Hummingbird Food – Backyard Food Growing

Best Recipe for Hummingbird Food – Backyard Food Growing

One of my missions is to teach people how to make their own hummingbird food. It’s so easy, you’ll wonder why you haven’t done it before. I don’t recommend feeding the hummingbirds that red liquid the stores sell as “hummingbird food”. The red dye is not part of their natural diet and may cause health issues, including … Read more

Best Reef Glue: Instant and Easiest!

Best Reef Glue: Instant and Easiest!

If you’re looking for a reef glue that will set your corals on fire, then look no further than Instant Reef Glue. This dried food additive is the perfect solution when it comes to preventing frags from breaking off during transport or storage. It’s also incredibly easy to use and has been proven time and … Read more