Here is an easy and fun way to use your freshly picked concord grapes. Canning can be rewarding and a fun thing for the whole family. Ingredients Wash grapes thoroughly and add to a large stock pot. Add the water…
My Spuds Were Duds
This is our second year of trying to raise potatoes. After this year’s harvest, I said I was done but I’m pretty sure I will plant again. This year was an epic failure! My spuds were duds for sure. However,…
Does The No Till Gardening Method Really Work?
This year we are trying lots of new ideas and methods here on our small city homestead. New gardens, new plants to try, no till gardening methods to implement, and hopefully new results. This is how we learn what works…
How to Collect Your Own Carrot Seeds
Growing carrots can be a difficult vegetable to grow, but with the correct soil and timing you can not only grow carrots but collect your own seed as well. Carrots do prefer cooler temperatures, so it is best to sow…
Thin Your Strawberry Plants
When you see a jungle in the strawberry patch you know it’s time to thin your strawberry plants. This can seem sad and a bit rough but in the end your strawberries will thank you. They need room to breathe…
How to Grow the Healthiest Broccoli Plants
Broccoli Update I wanted to share an update on the broccoli that I started from seed February 11, 2022 and share with you how to grow healthiest broccoli plants ever. We transplanted our broccoli plants outside on March 16, 2022,…
