There is so much to do this time of year! I've been busy mulching all my beds and planting more spring crops. The first planting of radish and lettuce are already up, and I'll probably have radish ready for harvest in another week or so—but I have a problem.
Clip coupons. Shop sales. Stock up. While everyone seeks ways to save on food costs, most "tips” sound like a stale rerun, repeating the same conventional knowledge over and over.
If you’re on the market for a riding mower to take care of your farm lawn, keep these thoughts in mind before hitting the dealership.
Photo by Judith Hausman Serve your onion biscuits with a slice of ham. To me, ham means biscuits, even here in New York’s Hudson Valley. We will soon be celebrating spring with the ham of a local pig, raised a few miles away. There will be asparagus, a leek-and-potato gratin, a salad of young greens […]
This worksheet will help you keep track of where you family tosses their trash and help you make environmentally responsible waste decisions.
Starting new plants from stem cuttings is a fun and easy way to propagate them. Many herbs and common perennials, along with geraniums, impatiens, fuchsias, heliotrope, lantana and many other plants, are easy to root indoors.
With the right ingredients on hand, you can mix up your own batch of healthy potting soil.
Long before fridges and canners came to be, food was preserved through fermentation. Learn more about this fascinating—and tasty—kitchen method.
I finally made it out into the garden this week to cut back some of my perennials. Right now is the perfect time here in Pennsylvania—and in many other parts of the country—to cut down ornamental grasses and last year's perennial stalks.
Whether thin and delicate, fat and green, or white with purple shadings, asparagus poking up through its protection of straw is a sure sign of the oncoming growing season.
