Pollinators are small creatures with a big impact. In fact, they are responsible for about one of every three bites of food we eat! Most of the flowering plants on earth–including the ones we depend upon for food–rely on bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and other animals in order to reproduce. Unfortunately, many of these important …
Gardening
Starting a garden can feel overwhelming. There are things to buy, seeds to plant, things to keep watered and alive. Isn’t it easier to buy cucumbers at the grocery store? Not necessarily. When done right, access to fresh produce right in your backyard (or patio) is easier and cheaper than you think. There’s no need …
Lettuce is one of the easiest crops to grow in a backyard garden. Most gardeners spend weeks nurturing it from seed, only to harvest it once and pull the whole plant. That single mistake cuts a potentially long harvest short. The issue is that many home growers learned to harvest lettuce from a quick online …
You step outside one morning, coffee in hand, and spot a small rabbit tucked beside your garden bed. A few weeks later, there are two. While rabbits can be a beautiful sight, they can also be quite destructive. Then a tiny nest appears under the shrubs. Suddenly, your patch of green doubles as a rabbit …
It’s officially fire season, with the devastation affecting families across the country. Many fire experts and news outlets like The Dirt say that a smart “landscape approach”—careful planning of vegetation buffers and home hardening—can significantly slow wildfire spread and protect neighborhoods. Wildfires are, well, wild. If a flame catches the edge of your property, everything …
It’s no news that summers are hot, but the 2025 summer was predicted to turn the heat up a little, and it didn’t disappoint. With the sun coming out to play hard, everyone is talking about the heat, and if you have a garden, you’re likely wondering if it’s time to install a roof with …
A Chesapeake, Virginia, homeowner was fined $50 after he failed to appear in court on July 8 to answer for a debris-filled yard that neighbors have called a junkyard, according to WAVY. Blair Hess now faces a civil charge of debris accumulation on his property on Tyre Neck Road. Now it’s up to the city …
Ever wonder why your vegetable garden isn’t thriving? Maybe your plants aren’t producing as many veggies as you hoped — or worse, nothing is growing at all. You might have to make some significant improvements to your vegetable garden to get it into the desired shape. And for those new to the gardening space, this …
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? While we may never know the answer to that age-old question, we do know what happens when a man cuts trees down without a homeowner’s permission. That’s because a Kentucky man is facing thousands of …
Strawberries are a favorite for home gardeners, but buying new plants every season can get expensive. Luckily, strawberry plants naturally produce runners—long, vine-like stems that grow baby plants at their tips. Little Acre Homestead teaches a simple trick for using these runners to propagate new strawberry plants for free, ensuring an endless supply of delicious …