There’s nothing worse than harvesting eggs and feeling a soft egg that is rubber-shelled amongst your gorgeous clutch. Ruberry or thin-shelled, soft eggs aren’t uncommon in a nesting box, but they ...
Growing Mache: Best Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
Winter can suck for the gardener. You may have a few herbs on the window sill, but generally, there's not much growing in the garden. Mache is one of the exceptions. This tasty veg can handle weather ...
Coccidiosis in Chickens: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Chickens fare pretty well on their own when it comes to fighting diseases and parasites. But there’s one nasty bug that is a well-known, common, nemesis of your flock, and that is ...
20 Clever Uses for Dish Soap Other Than to Wash Dishes
Dish soap is great for...well, obviously, for washing dishes. But did you know there are many other ingenious uses for dish soap around your homestead, many of which extend beyond the kitchen sink, ...
How to Choose the Right Duck Breeds for You
I am obsessed with ducks. They were the first livestock animal I raised when I started homesteading. I’ve kept them for meat, for eggs, for their utility in improving soil, and for the sheer joy ...
How to Grow and Make Your Own Herbal Incense
I love growing herbs, but sometimes I have way more than what I know what to do with. Are you in the same boat? Need a few new ideas on what to do with them? Herbal incense adds pleasant fragrances to ...
How to Plan and Build a Permaculture Fruit Guild
A fruit guild is a planting method used in permaculture to create a mini-ecosystem that encourages disease-resistant, high-yielding gardens. Basically, it's a gardening technique that groups plants ...
Angelica: Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
Angelica (Angelica archangelica) isn't a well-known herb and it took me a while to find the seeds. That's a shame because angelica tastes amazing and is invaluable in the medicine cabinet. It deserves ...
The Complete Guide on Wintering Potted Plants Indoors
Each year as fall arrives and the temperature starts to dip, I’m left with a porch full of potted plants that I’m not sure what to do with. My usual strategy is to pull anything that’s beginning to ...