Teach Your Kids Self-Sufficiency With Herbs

In one of my early years of gardening, I made a rookie mistake. I planted leaf lettuce — a lot of leaf lettuce. When those first early tender leaves started to appear out of the [ … ]

Lots of homesteaders grow their own apples, but many people choose not to do so because they don’t understand which varieties of apples will grow best on their property. There are several things to learn [ … ]

  Squash is easy to grow, and the rambunctious vines, huge leaves and colorful blooms add beauty to the late summer garden. However, there’s a distinct difference between summer and winter squash. Unlike zucchini and [ … ]