What’s in the ground:
I worried that my last installment did you all a disservice by cutting out this section to make space for the greenhouse story. My tip was going to be about cover crop and that you all should sow it on sections of your garden that are now bare (especially where tomatoes were [...]
What’s in the ground:
After a snow storm this weekend and due to the length of the next installment, I’ve decided to forgo the gardening tip this week. Tune in the next for the recovery from the crazy weather.
What’s going on at the homestead:
So I promised a surprise last week, and a surprise you all shall [...]
What’s in the ground:
This is the point in the season when you’re summer crops are beginning to die down and your fall crops have taken root. But before you go ripping out those summer crops, please, save your seed first. For tomatoes and peppers, it’s simple. If you are preparing a meal and you see [...]
Finally, after much promise, here are the pictures of the homestead you’ve been reading about.
This is our beehive. Since my last entry, my very good friend and Philadelphia Bee Keeper’s Guild member Dan Duffy combined the hive that left with the old one. Hopefully, the old queen will kill the new queen so our [...]
What’s in the ground:
This time of year is all about watching and maintaing as the summer crops give their last harvest and the fall crops take root. But with these hurricanes and rain storms, this season will not be as easy. The main two suggestions I will give is to keep monitoring any parts of [...]
What’s in the ground:
This is the point of the season where you begin the painful process of learning how to let go. Although your peppers and your tomatoes still have many more good weeks ahead of them, I’m sure you’re looking at those squash plants that are beginning to weaken around the vine, or those [...]
What’s in the ground:
Due to the length of this weeks story, there is no gardening tip.
What’s going on in the homestead:
The following post will contain a depiction that may anger or sicken our vegetarian friends, so reader discretion is advised. Elissa and I have now taken that next step of homesteading, and for the first [...]
What’s in the ground:
As the summer season kicks in, I find that the biggest question I’m being asked by first time gardeners is, “What do I do with my tomatoes?” This question is usually asked with a good mix of excitement, pride, and sheer fear. Although the heavy rains of spring and hot temperatures of [...]
What’s in the ground:
With all of this heat and rain, and the bolting that ensues, the one bright spot is that tomatoes are going crazy right now. You really don’t realize it’s summer until you come outside one day and see an exploded plant with fruit on the vine. But as good as a sight [...]
What’s in the ground:
There’s not going to be much left in the ground if this heat persists. All of that massive rain we got in the beginning and middle of May is now coming back to haunt us as the plants stored up a lot of water and then had to quickly use it as [...]