Herbal Home Remedies and Small-Space Food Growing

Short, practical guides. Amounts and temperatures rather than vague advice, and the caveats the sales pages leave out.

All guides

• Herbal Remedies for Coughs
  Thyme, marshmallow root, liquorice, elderberry — and how to prepare each as a tea or syrup.
• Herbal Remedies for Sleep
  Chamomile, lemon balm, valerian and passionflower, with amounts and timing.
• Natural Cough Remedy for Adults
  Thyme tea, honey and lemon, marshmallow root cold infusion and steam — plus when to see a doctor.
• How to Dry Herbs at Home
  Air, oven and dehydrator methods with temperatures and times, and how to tell they are properly dry.
• Medicinal Garden Layout
  Sun needs, spacing, which herbs to group together, and leaving room to dry the harvest.
• Medicinal Garden Plants
  The nine herbs worth growing for home use, and what each is traditionally used for.
• Medicinal Garden Kit: What You Get
  What seeds are in a starter kit, how much space it needs, and who should skip it.
• Medicinal Garden Kit Review
  The honest version — including the germination and climate caveats.
• Backyard Chickens for Beginners
  The complete first year: breeds, feeding amounts, laying, winter care and real costs.
• Chicken Coop Size: Space Per Bird
  Square feet per bird inside and in the run, a size chart by flock size, and nest box numbers.
• What to Feed Backyard Chickens
  How much per day, grit and oyster shell, scraps to avoid, and feeding through the moult.
• Food Storage Chart
  How long rice, flour, beans, oils, eggs and frozen food actually keep — with the signs that mean throw it out.
• Starting a Vegetable Garden for Beginners
  What to grow first, soil prep, watering, and the five-minute daily routine that keeps it producing.
• Raised Bed Soil Mix
  The ratios, what to put in the bottom, and how much soil a 4x8 bed actually needs.
• Raised Bed Garden Layout
  Bed width, path width and a simple four-bed rotation.
• Raised Bed Gardening in a Small Yard
  How deep, what to fill it with, and which crops yield most per square foot.
• Homesteading for Beginners
  A realistic starting checklist — the five skills to learn first and what to leave until later.
• A Self-Sufficient Backyard
  The three things that make a backyard productive, in the order that works.

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