Praying Mantis: Free Farm Labor
March 26, 2014This slender predator insect can be a great asset to your garden, keeping pest populations under control.
Rocks in Your Garden? Leave Them There!
March 19, 2014Since the time of the earliest settlers in this country, the process has been relatively the same: We clear an area of trees and shrubs, peel off the sod, and till the soil.
2 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Herbs
March 12, 2014The introduction of healing herbs into any family usually begins with an adult. The benefits can be felt at every age level, but the enthusiasm is often not that easy to spread.
Caring for Aging Animal Companions
February 26, 2014A couple nights ago, I found myself sitting up with a very sick dog. Gracie has been my companion since just before my husband came into the picture—almost 13 years.
Feed Your Houseplants with Compost Tea
February 19, 2014Most of us who garden, fertilize our plants at one point or another. How many of us think about feeding houseplants in the same way?
What Are Your Valentine’s Flowers Saying?
February 12, 2014Valentine’s Day is upon us! Strangely enough, it has become a day of controversy.
Winter Care for Herbal Houseplants
February 5, 2014If you’re like me, you brought a lot of your tender herb plants into the house at the end of summer. After several months of dry indoor air, a lack of beneficial insects and salt softened water, most of our plants are beginning to suffer.
Garden Planning: The Cure for Winter Doldrums
January 15, 2014In the dead of January, it can be particularly difficult to imagine that you’ll soon be needing to prepare the ground for planting.
Grow Your Own Poultice
January 8, 2014After we are through the holidays on the homestead and into the new year, it’s not necessarily a time of relaxation. Spring, summer and fall are filled with great physical activity, but winter is my time to catch up on that stack of magazines and books that have been piling up.
Winter Treats for the Birds
January 1, 2014Our farm is named after the beautiful mockingbird, which tends to be quite territorial about the property where it nests.
