I have a certain detest for poison ivy. Years of attempting to “work it out” with this plant have only left me feeling itchy and ill at ease whenever I see a plant with [ … ]
Kale with huge holes in the leaves. Squash plants missing large sections of stem. Flowers with their petals missing. Insect garden pests can do all these things and more to your precious plants, and by [ … ]
Farming food for the homestead is a labor-intensive and time-consuming process, and you can’t afford to get it wrong. The truth, though, is that every region has its own challenges to which those plants may [ … ]
Creating a homestead that is self-sufficient is challenging enough — and one of the most challenging aspects is trying to grow enough food to sustain both humans and livestock each year. As difficult as [ … ]
Jack may have followed a beanstalk up into the clouds, but beans aren’t the only vegetables that love an excuse to reach heavenwards. Vertical gardening offers a number of benefits compared to traditional gardening, [ … ]
If a major disaster were to happen which shut down the food supply chain, I think we’d suddenly find ourselves motivated to make the most of our gardens — and that would start with [ … ]
Homesteaders are always on the lookout for ways to be sustainable – and if possible, make some money. One great way to do this is to sell perennials and biennials. Selling plants is one step [ … ]
In the western part of the world when people consider growing their own staple grains, they generally think of wheat or oats. Rice is predominantly grown in eastern countries, but that’s largely due to historical [ … ]
Weeds — they creep up in your garden, sneak through the cracks in the sidewalk, and make it a point to grow everywhere that’s inconvenient to reach. The easy-out, of course, is to reach for [ … ]
Vegetables typically get one go-round in the kitchen, and then we toss the carrot tops, sprouted garlic or celery bottoms in the compost bin or garbage can without giving it a second thought. Who [ … ]
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