To Thin or Not to Thin Your Garden Veg . . .That is the Question
Follow me No matter how carefully you seed your garden crops, you’ll often need to perform the tedious and necessary task of thinning them. There are a number of crops…
Read moreThe Prairie Homestead Guest Post:My New Favorite Garden Tools!
Follow me Okay, Gentle Readers, I’m going to encourage you to visit another blog today. I’ve discovered an amazing new blog, written by an amazing young woman named Jill. Jill…
Read moreMake the Only Tomato Cages You’ll Ever Need, in Minutes!
Follow me Updated in January, 2016, just for you: You may be tempted to do it, but don’t even think about it. Don’t buy those flimsy wire cages marketed in…
Read morePlanting Asparagus need not be dull: when the bees swarm
Follow me It seemed like a dull, straight-forward job I handed to my son Timothy yesterday. I was, after all, thinking of him, as is not unusual. He spends lots…
Read moreSo what’s the big hairy deal about COMPOST, anyway??
Follow me I confess that I wake up in the night this time of year, thinking about compost. I do. I’m not lying. Call my a freak, call me a…
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