Don't you hate it when you have lovingly taken care of vegetables like carrots, but when you harvest them, they're damaged by pests? All that growing work is wasted because now you can't use them for ...
Globe Amaranth: Growing and Caring for Gomphrena Plants
Gomphrena, also known as globe amaranth, is an edible, short-lived perennial with unique round or oval blossoms that come in multiple vibrant colors. The clover-like blossoms appear from summer ...
5 Homemade Stain Remover Recipes to Clean Your Fabrics
One of the biggest concerns when switching from commercial to homemade stain remover and cleaning products is, “Will this work?” If you want to create simple, homemade cleaning supplies that ...
All About Tulip Fire Disease and What to Do About It
Springtime brings longer days, garden color, and abundance. The garden shakes off the winter blues, and we welcome the new growing season after being cooped up through months of cold. With the ...
Tree Gummosis: How to Identify and Handle This Sticky Disease
It can be a little unnerving when you discover gummy deposits all over your trees. It looks like the tree has been wounded and is oozing painfully. Gummosis is quite common, but that doesn't mean ...
A Comprehensive List of the Best Homestead Herbal Medicine Books
When and if Stuff Hits the Fan (SHTF), having printed books on hand is absolutely vital for everyone's well-being. Digital reference books are great and all, but if you don't have a means of ...
How to Make and Use Wood Butter
Wooden furniture and tools are absolute treasures around the homestead. They're often works of art in their own right, and with proper care, they can become heirlooms that last several ...
Daffodil Blindness: 14 Reasons Why Daffodils Fail to Produce Blooms
We all long for spring to be in full swing, with its longer days and warmer temps. With it comes the anticipation of the marvelous spring flowers like daffodils. Sometimes we can be left wondering ...
Cauliflower Head Disorders: 12 Problems and Treatments
Are your cauliflower heads shrunken or floppy? Or have they failed to develop at all? Perhaps they're discolored or developing in ways you've never seen before. Although the number of cauliflower ...