Asparagus Beetles can do a LOT of damage if not controlled early, speaking from experience. In this video I show how to identify the asparagus beetle’s damage and the adult beetles, themselves. I also discuss a few ways to mitigate them when they are trying to destroy your plants. Failing to get them under control…
How to make Dehydrated Watermelon Chips before Hmmm, what to do with all of this seemingly endless watermelon… How about making some dehydrated watermelon chips? I call them chips but they’re more like super-sweet and crispy watermelony candies! The flavor’s faintly similar to a Jolly Rancher watermelon candy, but without the mouth full of slimy corn syrup goo. Making the chips was extremely simple- 1.) Slice the watermelon…
On cold winter days, long after the summer garden has been put to rest for the year, it’s always nice to have some of your own home grown peppers ready to use in your favorite recipes. Yes, you could always buy some fresh peppers at crazy winter prices, but why when you can just grab some…
With the garden restoration project complete, I wanted to try to continue the heirloom strain of garlic that we inherited in our fallow mess of a garden. Last fall, after the small but healthy wild garlic died back, I harvested several very small cloves to plant for the next season (the 2016 harvest). In addition…
Here it is Labor Day Weekend already and the seasons are about to change. As summer winds down time to write magically appears, once again! When I transitioned from our previous website hosting company to the current (Hostgator) I decided to start anew and didn’t bring over any of the old articles. On the old…
Building Your Own Home Seed Bank- In this episode we discuss the value and benefits of having own seed bank and why it’s advantageous to store your own veggie and flower seeds. Points covered include: Why bother saving seeds? Convenience Ensuring availability Opportunity to share/trade Getting started- Where do you get your seeds? Self-harvested Retail…
PrepForToday Ep4 Today we will review the benefits of and how to create your very own salad green containers. Not only are they quick and easy to assemble, they make a great prep as a food production system and provide a steady supply of fresh greens at a fraction of the cost of those store…
Last year I made two home-made compost bins out of old Rubbermaid containers. The original post about these bins can be found here. While those compost bins worked pretty well, they didn’t work quick enough (for my liking) or net enough of the much-needed end product. With so many landscape beds in rough shape I can use all of…
It’s a partly cloudy 34.5 degrees on this beautiful snow-covered morning. One day after a nice 5-6 inch blanket of fresh snow the melt has begun (again). Even though March is just around the corner I haven’t been super-motivated to get the garden seeds started. Besides the lengthening days, spring just doesn’t feel that near. This all changes today! A few weeks…
Here’s the weekly vlog update for 18 July 2010 … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaOv5ZUeLdE