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From how to make your own Starbucks Latte to building a chicken coop, browse hundreds of DIY tutorials and How-To Guides covering Food, Garden and Home projects you had no idea you needed to do.
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WINTER FOOD
- 7 FALL SOUPS TO KEEP THE CHILL OFF
- Leek Quiche with Goat Cheese
- How to Make Delicious Turkey Pot Pie
- THE BEST GRILLED CHEESE YOU'LL EVER EAT.
- German Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage Recipe. Like Oma used to make.
- How to Make a Pumpkin Pie from Scratch with a Real Pumpkin
- Old Fashioned Baked Beans From Scratch
- CHEESECAKE IN AN INSTANT POT? UM, O.K.
WINTER PROJECTS
HOW-TO TUTORIALS
Get them done now so your season doesn't suck later.
GARDENING
How to start your very first full vegetable garden or learn how to successfully grow potatoes, tomatoes, asparagus and so much more.
- How to Plant Asparagus. Now's the Time!
- How to Grow Sweet Potatoes aka Kūmara
- Growing Your Own Loofah Sponge - Step-by-step
- How to Grow Potatoes - Complete Guide
- How to Grow Tomatoes - in Pots or the Ground
- The 25 Varieties of Dahlias For 2021
- From Seed to Sprout: Discover the Art of Seed Starting
- The English Cottage Garden Spring
"To call planting a seed gardening is like calling boiling a pot of water cooking. Gardening is everything that comes before and after the seed is planted."
karen bertelsen
See more Garden Posts ➡️
BACKYARD HACKS & INSPIRATION
Bad Day? These'll Make You Laugh.
At the very least you'll grin at these stories of my misfortunes.
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About Karen
Recent Stuff
In order of appearance starting with the latest ...
- Replacing A Shovel Handle - Like the Wonder Woman You Are
- Hairy Balls Flower
- Make Easy Training Treats - with Canned Dog Food
- The First Harvest of the Season
- DIY Foaming Hand Soap
- How to Know if Your Compost is Ready
- My Nightly Seed Starting Routine & How I Store All My Seeds
- A Year Full of Pots: Find Out If You Won a Copy
- The Rustic Rhubarb Tart. It's Rhubarb Season!
- The Magnetic Gate Latch. DIY it in One Hour.
- Spring Cleaning Checklist: 55 Steps to a Fresh Start
- A Last Minute Flower Puzzle
- A Year Full of Pots: Win Sarah Raven's New Book
- How to Grow Zucchini: You've Been Doing It All Wrong.
- Pick Your Role For Raising Monarchs
- An Introduction to My Seed Starting Setup
- An Eclipse Puzzle & A Snacks Update
- Eclipse 2024
- Are You Using Your Paint Stick Correctly?
- Inside an Owl Pellet
The Posts That Made Me Famous
Thanks to Google, Pinterest & Design*Sponge (RIP) these are my most popular posts of all time.
- The Modern Chicken Coop
- How to Make a Tree Stump Table - DIY End Table
- How to Grow Zucchini: You've Been Doing It All Wrong.
- How to Make Homemade Hamburgers - My Way
- The Backyard Ideas Post! 26 Tips & Tricks For Creating A Beautiful Backyard.
- Have a Ryobi Battery That Won't Charge? You Can Fix That.
- Growing Your Own Loofah Sponge - Step-by-step
- How to Build Interior Window Shutters.
- Halloween Craft. The Pumpkin Diorama - An Update.
- How to Make a Pumpkin Pie from Scratch with a Real Pumpkin
- How to Recover a Chair in 5 minutes
- How to Avoid UPS Broker Fees From Online Shopping.