Have you ever encountered a time when you think you planted and did everything right, yet your beans don’t produce? I frequent a number of gardening forums on the internet, and hear about this problem every year. I’ve dealt with …
One of the more challenging skills for a new gardener is knowing how to water the garden. Offhand, one would think, “How hard can it be?” Yet, this is an acquired skill. No one has it “straight out of the …
The Importance Of Community Hey all, Occasionally, as much as we like homesteading, we do have to travel. I’m sure you all occasionally do too. What on earth do you do when you have to travel and you have something …
Weeds are an inevitable part of gardening. Basically, a weed is an unwanted plant, a plant growing where it is not wanted. It seems to be a truism that weeds grow MUCH MUCH BETTER than anything planted on purpose! There …
Why do I homestead? Hey ya’ll, Some of you who are just curious about homesteading may want to know what is homesteading and why do we do it? Homesteading is living in a more self sufficient way. In my case, …
An Uncommonly Good Fruit Hey all, One of my favorite trees on our homestead is a tree that I don’t often see at other farms or homesteads. I’ve been thinking about it a little, and I think I know why. …
In this day and age few gardeners even consider growing non sweet corn. By “non sweet” I simply mean any kind of corn other than the sweet type most commonly grown by gardeners. Beside sweet corn, there are at least four types …
In my opinion sweet potatoes are one of the most neglected crops in North American, especially outside of the South. Growing up in NJ I remember we hardly ever ate them, yet, as an adult, I learned to love sweet …
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 …
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 …