Archive for August, 2010
Quiet Summer Days
Posted by GayleAnn
Posted in: General, Homesteading Tags: chickens, eggs, gardening, Homesteading, modern homesteading
Posted in: General, Homesteading Tags: chickens, eggs, gardening, Homesteading, modern homesteading
It’s quiet around our small suburban homestead….
PYO-Pick Your Own Site!
We love picking our own fruits. It generally cheaper because the farm owner isn’t passing on the cost of labor to you, the buyer. I’ve heard of PYO (Pick-Your-Own) farms that also offer PYO tomatoes, eggplants, beans, etc. but had yet to find them in CT. Well, I want to put you onto a GREAT [...]
Potatoes-Season 2: Score Voles 2 Gardener 0
Posted by Tammy
Posted in: Homesteading Tags: lazy bed method for potatoes, potato bins, potatoes, voles
Posted in: Homesteading Tags: lazy bed method for potatoes, potato bins, potatoes, voles
The scores says it all. I have once again had my efforts thwarted by a creature smaller than my seed potatoes! Last year, I planted in tradition troughs and covered the seed potatoes. It was pretty successful early in the season when I periodically went out and filched out a few potatoes for dinner. Later, [...]