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When Should You Toss Stored Potatoes and Root Vegetables?
I've always loved root vegetables. You can roast them with some olive oil, salt, and pepper for a lovely side dish. You can make a hearty winter stew or a ... Read More
15 Adaptive and Accessible Gardening Tools and Raised Beds
My brother has cerebral palsy and is blind. He's spent most of his life in a wheelchair, and one of his favorite activities is gardening. He was lucky enough to ... Read More
15 Cute Gardening Books for Preschoolers
My daughter is just about at that age where she really loves reading with me. For a while there I thought she might just be meant for parkour or extreme ... Read More
10 Canning Mistakes That Can Kill You
For thousands of years, people have managed to preserve food through smoking, drying, pickling, fermenting, curing, and proper storage. We've figured out refrigeration, freezing, and cold storage. And we can't ... Read More
10 Winter & Fall Cover Crops You Can Plant Now
I'm writing this in early fall in the northeastern part of the United States, where fall weather is well underway. The last of my summer tomatoes are ready for harvest, ... Read More
10 Best Herbs & Vegetables to Grow in Shade
The first garden I planted got morning sun, but a mostly shady afternoon, and let’s just say my harvests mostly came up empty-handed. And I was particularly devastated when I ... Read More
What is the Best Way to Preserve Beans to Last the Longest?
Let's talk about beans. Dry beans, green beans, snap beans, bush beans, pole beans ... there's no shortage of beans. But what's the best way to preserve beans? I love beans. ... Read More
How to Use Animal Manure as Fertilizer for Food Gardens
Using manure as fertilizer is not new. Commercial farms have done it for ages. But given that most of us home gardeners don't have the same space or tools as ... Read More
7 Tips for Micro-Gardening Indoors
Micro-gardening? Yeah, it's pretty much what it sounds like, although micro-gardening indoors is somewhat of a variation on the original design. The idea of micro-gardening began as a way to ... Read More
13 Canning Tools, Supplies & Equipment You Need (and What You Don’t)
Learning to start canning your own foods is an exciting time! Most folks start out with water bath canning goods like jellies and syrups, and then move up to the ... Read More
