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Kohlrabi: I Grow An Oddball
Add to Favorites By Nancy Pierson Farris, South Carolina Kohlrabi: the oddball among vegetables I grow in spring. The word means turnip-cabbage. Like a turnip, kohlrabi produces an edible bulb. Unlike …
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Seeds, Anyone? A Look at Seed Banks
A seed bank is a depository, a storage place, a facility built to store seeds and keep them safe for an unseen emergency, sort of like a bank vault.
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Make Your Own Seed Bank
Add to Favorites Scrolls, skeletons and seeds. That’s what the discovery of Herod’s Palace in Masada, Israel, revealed. Ancient history, preserved for future generations. Scientists carbon-dated the date palm seeds …
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Reach Beyond Red Radishes
Add to Favorites When was the last time you were struck speechless by a radish? Two hundred years ago, radishes had the power to lock long-haired girls within tall towers. …
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A Prescription For Gardening
Add to Favorites By Kay Wolfe While researching the leading health problems of our day— cancer, strokes, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and dementia—they all have one thing in common: They …
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Apple Orchard Leads To Organic Business
Learn how one 15 acre ranch planned and planted an apple orchard. See how they accounted for irrigation, varmint control, and more!
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Foods You Should (And Can) Produce Yourself And Why
Add to Favorites By Gail Damerow New outbreaks of illnesses and even deaths (an estimated 9,000 annually) due to food poisoning are constantly reported in the news. Most of these outbreaks …
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Planning Your Shakespeare Garden
Add to Favorites By Lisa Ann Bargeman – As a big fan of Shakespeare, having my own Shakespeare garden was a MUST! In his works, many beautiful cultivated plants are mentioned. …
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Growing and Cooking Tangy Tomatillos
Add to Favorites Tomatillos have a tangy, slightly herbal flavor and are most often used in salsas and sauces. A tomatillo can be eaten raw, making for a great salad …
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Pumpkins and Winter Squash Varieties
People who are new to growing pumpkins often don’t realize how many varieties are available.
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A Guide to How to Grow Gourds
Add to Favorites Why grow gourds? The short answer is: Because they are easy and a good friend gave me a single gourd plant which has not reached the true …
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Deer Fencing Tips to Protect Wildlife and Gardens
Add to Favorites If you homestead near wildlife, you may have only two options: good deer fencing or no garden. “What’s wrong with sharing your bounty?” I often hear newbie …
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Tips for How to Germinate Seeds Indoors
Need some tips on how to germinate or start seeds indoors? Learn to start seeds from testing seeds to soil and tray selection.
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Fertilizer Numbers and the Basics of Fertilizing Vegetables
Add to Favorites Fertilizer numbers are something that I learned about when I was a biology major in college. Both my chemistry and biology classes taught me the importance of …
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How to Care for Apple Trees
If you’re wondering how to care for apple trees, then you should first consider that trees should be fed just like your vegetable-producing and ornamental plants.
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