I’ve never been very successful at growing asparagus. The first year I grew asparagus, I completely ignored conventional wisdom (and planting instructions) and harvested asparagus shoots during the ...
Armyworms: How to Spot, Stop, and Prevent These Pests in the Garden
Armyworms are destructive pests that eat grass, vegetables, and ornamentals, destroying entire plants quickly. These pests grow into moths within a few weeks, but the larvae stage causes the most ...
How to Make Homemade Cheese with a Simple Recipe
There's an easy way to indulge your lactose love, and that's by making various types of cheeses at home. In fact, not only is making homemade cheese cost-effective, it happens to be a lot of fun as ...
The Basics of Raising Quail in the Backyard
More and more, backyard homesteaders are raising quail alongside their chickens and ducks. Their small size and delicious eggs make them appealing for homesteaders, no matter where they live. If ...
Bacterial Leaf Spot: How to Identify and Control This Deadly Plant Disease
Are there strange spots developing on the leaves of your plants? You might have bacterial leaf spot. No gardener likes dealing with diseases, and bacterial leaf spot is a particularly nasty problem ...
6 Chicken Coop Floor Options and Which One Is Right for You
Whether you build your own chicken coop or purchase one from the store, there are plenty of considerations you will need to make. Should the coop be constructed out of wood or plastic? How ...
How to Make Powdered Wild Greens
Whether crops fail or sources are generally scarce, one can often depend on wild foods for sustenance. Foraged "weeds" and other wild greens are often more nutritious than their cultivated cousins and ...
7 Sheep Companion Animals as Livestock Guardians
When you’re raising sheep, there are many considerations you will need to make in their housing and care. From what kind of barn to build, how much bedding to use, and what the best kind of ...
How to Grow Sesame Plant in Your Garden and Harvest the Seeds
One of the plants on my bucket list was always sesame. I hated buying the expensive seeds in the shop, so growing my own appealed to me. Even growing a small number of plants made all the ...