You have probably heard horror stories from someone who planted a small patch of decorative bamboo then watched in dismay as it turned their once…
Especially in this time of inflation and rising energy costs, heating and air conditioning can take a big chunk out of the household budget. Of…
A garden journal is simply a notebook where you record information about your garden. You can include everything from what vegetables you've planted to where…
Over the course of the last 25 years, I have gardened both sides of the Mason-Dixon line, and I have compiled a Gardener's List of…
The summer garden is gone and the stores from the winter garden might be fading but there is an easy way to get your gardening…
In the fall of 1980, I found myself on a hillside in Sussex England on a cold grey day, stuffing compost by the forkful into…
It’s early spring. The bone-chilling winds of winter have finally given way to that sweet-smelling southern breeze. Songbirds have returned en masse to turn the…
Whether your homestead is one acre or one hundred acres, there’s a terrific feeling of ownership and stewardship that goes along with knowing that YOUR…
I was born just before the end of World War II. As a child I often heard the term "victory garden" but by the time…
It’s a fact that, as a species, we bore easily. Curious beings are we, always looking for the innovative and new. This is especially true…
Returning to the land is a desire that has coursed through the hearts of certain people as long as there have been cities to escape…
I subscribe to a number of homesteading blogs. One in particular chronicles the adventures of a single person running a small homestead. While I certainly…