Grow Food

What’s your favorite way to eat potatoes? Mashed? French fries? Hashbrowns? Baked? The delicious filling of a pierogi? No matter how you enjoy them, potatoes always taste better when they …

There’s nothing better than creating a personal fruit oasis in your own backyard. While many people’s imaginations turn to thoughts of apple trees and strawberry patches when planning out their …

Cabbage is a member of the Brassica family, and of course, we grow many members of that family in our gardens. Many gardeners will grow cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflowers, turnips, …

The key to a low maintenance and low cost garden is to grow a variety of plants that readily self-seed. While most of the typical garden cultivars would require you …

Growing your own is not just about sowing, growing and harvesting. It is also about making sure that you make the most of the crops that you grow. This means …

When my husband and I moved to our southwest Michigan homestead in the winter of 2018, one of the first priorities was establishing a massive garden. We dreamed of freezers …

Mushroom growing – or fungiculture – is a fun, fascinating, and rewarding hobby that offers an altogether different experience from cultivating green plants. Successfully rearing mushrooms requires three basic things: …

Life can be busy. Most of us do not have the time to spend hours and hours in our gardens each week. But a garden can be low maintenance and …

Strawberries are a wonderful crop to grow in your garden. They are incredibly easy, even for new gardeners who have yet to develop their green thumbs. No matter how much …

Companion planting is all the rage these days, but did you know this practice goes back thousands of years?  The three sisters garden is one of the oldest and most …

Zucchini is a great plant to grow, whether you are an experienced gardener, or a complete beginner. Though they do need certain things to do well, and there are a …

If you’re a fellow homesteader, you probably already grow a garden, but have you considered growing one just for your chickens? Why grow a chicken garden? There are plenty of …

Zucchini and squash are popular plants. They make great additions to many gardens. And there are a huge variety of different options to choose from. If you make the right …

A beautiful and delicious tomato is a gardener’s prize. This does not, however, rule out the fact that sometimes things go wrong with our tomatoes and we have to buckle …

If you have just started a vegetable garden, you might not think much about flowers. But flowers are important – and many work perfectly alongside the fruits, vegetables and herbs …

Living right in the middle of Pennsylvania State Game Lands meant I would often enjoy my morning cup of coffee while watching a family of deer drinking water from the …

Sweet potatoes are an easy crop to grow in certain areas, and virtually impossible to grow in others. Whether or not they are a good crop for your garden will …

If you are just getting started with companion planting, you’ll likely have more than a few questions. Can I plant tomatoes next to potatoes? What can you not plant with …

Shade loving plants are adapted to very little sunlight because of their place in the forest understory. Since the canopies of larger trees and shrubs block as much as 95% …

Potatoes are a crucial crop for many home growers. They are often a staple, especially for those living in temperate climate zones. Generally speaking, potatoes are relatively easy to grow. …

One of the most important things in gardening is taking care of the soil. It is easy to forget, as we grow in our gardens, that the soil beneath our …

Chances are good that you found this article because you are thinking about planting cucumbers in your garden – and wish nothing but the best for their, and your, success. …

The nitrogen cycle is one of the important natural cycles on our planet. Understanding this cycle is key to success in organic gardening. It can help us to give our plants one …

Potatoes are a staple crop on many temperate climate homesteads. Potatoes are generally a relatively easy (though space consuming) crop to grow. Get it right when it comes to choosing and …