Being into self sufficient living I personally prefer to grow much of my own food, make my own bread (with my own sourdough), shave with a straight razor and… compute with Linux. Linux and homesteading are a natural combination, though …
There’s something special about mulching a vegetable garden. As a boy, I can remember my father covering our entire garden in 8″ of clean straw every spring. Everything we planted seemed to thrive. I can remember the feel of walking …
There’s not much more exciting than when you are going to be bringing home a new animal to your homestead herd or flock, whether it’s a goat, sheep, cow, or even a horse or mule. But, there’s something important that …
Knowing how to weed your garden doesn’t come naturally. One needs to learn it, yet I haven’t seen a lot of materials about this topic. Here are a couple of basics which will make a really big difference in ones …
As a general rule stink bugs are harmful players in the vegetable garden. Because of this fact, it’s all too easy to mistakenly kill one of the gardener’s greatest allies The spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris, though a stink bug, …
Have you heard someone say that they don’t garden because it costs more to grow than to purchase? Perhaps you know someone who launched into gardening this year, in order to produce food. Now they’re discouraged and expressing the same …
When I hear the phrase “tomato pest,” the next term which comes to mind is “hornworm.” There are a number of insect pests which bother tomatoes, but I can’t think of any other which is as “spectacular” as the hornworm. …
Blossom end rot is one of the more common tomato “diseases.” I put that in quotes because technically, there is no pathogen at play with this condition. Praise God it’s not contagious! Most experienced home tomato growers hardly think about …
Do you live in the city or suburbs and sometimes think about moving to the country? Perhaps you long to get away from the “rat race” or to live a more simple life. At least in the USA this is …
The internet can be very helpful and… it can be very harmful. It certainly is often frustrating. For instance, on social media one frequently encounters questions such as: “I noticed some bugs on my pea plants. What can I spray …