The thrill of hatching chicks is definitely real. No matter how much we’ve done it, we can’t help exclaiming “Aww!” when we examine the latest hatch. If you’ve never hatched your own chicks, and you’d like to, consider signing up …
Hardneck garlic is a favorite of mine. There are several distinct forms (or types) of garlic out there. Hardneck garlic is not as common as the most common form of garlic, called softneck. Hardneck garlic gets its name from the …
Our family first delved into dairy after moving to Oklahoma in 2005. We came from a much more hectic paced life, and we had ambitions of slowing things down in order to enjoy our God, our marriage and our family. …
What is a “double standard tomato?” In Kinds of Tomatoes: What’s Best for You we defined a standard tomato as one which breeds true from seed, generation to generation, but there is another kind of “standard” in tomato nomenclature. This …
Have you ever been confronted with the question of whether to grow heirloom or hybrid tomatoes? The very question makes me cringe, yet probably not for the reason(s) you might think. I do have a preference, yet phrasing the question …
I bet most people who live on the land have a squirrel story they could tell. After all, squirrels are pretty “unique” little animals. For thousands of years squirrel was (has been) an important food for people who live in …
The black locust tree is one of North America’s neglected treasures. Few trees can rival its usefulness, yet in recent decades it appears to have fallen into disuse and obscurity. There was a time that the United States government distributed …
I am convinced that more people should grow Roselle. For that matter, a lot more people should know what it is! Roselle is a tropical hibiscus, which produces edible calyxes (outer seed pods). In Spanish people call it Jamaica, pronounced Hah-mike-ah, and it …
It’s really easy to grow your own hot sauce. By “hot sauce” I don’t just mean a pure runny, hot liquid. You might make something like “salsa,” which to me, indicates some pieces in the liquid. Some are solid mixes …
Written by Ron Cook Winter is waning and it’s nearly garden plowing time again, so I thought I’d paste this old photo (the photo below) and a short gardening story. The photo below is of Bill Trammel, plowing my …