One of the best vegetables for a beginner to grow is peas. In this post, I’ll go over everything you need to get started growing peas. I absolutely love peas. Not the mushy, tasteless store-bought peas, but the fresh peas from the garden. I love running out to the garden before dinner and searching the …
Whether you want compost for your garden or want to recycle food stuffs, in this post we’ll discuss how to start a composting pile from scratch. One of the big tasks of keeping a home running is making sure everything works well together. Part of this is making sure that wastes gets well managed. It …
Whether you’re planting in the early Spring or Fall, there are things you can do to be prepared to protect your plants from frost. Gardening is always a gamble. You never know when a surprise cold snap is going to come, how many weeks of good weather we’ll have, or if a freak snow storm is …
If you’ve collected seeds over the years, you know their germination rate begins to fall as they get older. Here is how to test the germination rate of old seeds so you don’t waste your time planting duds. As the days get longer and the nights get warmer, everyone starts thinking about Spring. Farmers and …
Home canning tomatoes is an excellent way to preserve your garden’s harvest and give you homegrown tomatoes for any future recipe! Here’s how to can crushed tomatoes. Tomatoes are a homesteader’s boon. They’re a relatively easy crop to grow, one plant can produce many pounds of fruit and tomatoes can be used in countless delicious …