Here's how to prune Raspberry plants - fix that overgrown neglected berry patch! How to Prune Raspberry Plants Earlier in June, I had given the raspberry patch a thorough weeding and clean up. Knowing how to prune raspberry plants is an important part of maintaining your berry bed. If you don't tidy up your patch in Spring, you will be amazed at how difficult it will be for … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Pie Spice – Recipe
This Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe is so simple to make and will be a huge asset when fall rolls around. Versatile, warm, and full of pungent flavors, this blend of spices will become an autumn favorite! Sometimes you need pumpkin pie spice to whip up a delicious pie but you look and search finding no pumpkin spice in your spice cabinet. Have no fear! I’m going to show you how to make your … [Read more...]
Perfect Farmhouse Porch Decor Ideas
Looking for farmhouse porch decor? Are you searching for the best farmhouse porch decor ideas? If yes, then you’ve come to the right place. Today I’m featuring my top 10 favorite farmhouse décor ideas for your country style porch. Living in the country is a beautiful feeling. You get peace and quiet, excellent views and if you’re lucky, you may just spot some cute wildlife around your … [Read more...]
When to Harvest Potatoes – How to Store Potatoes
This guide is your one-stop shop for learning how to dig up and store potatoes for eating throughout the winter! The vegetable garden is slowly being emptied for the season - since the spuds are definitely ready, here is how to dig up and store potatoes so you can eat them over the winter. If I get one row of potatoes harvested every day, it doesn't take long for the potato bed to be … [Read more...]
How to Store Pumpkins and Winter Squash
Growing pumpkins can take up a lot of garden area, but if you have the room, they are definitely worth growing. After harvest, here's how to store pumpkins and winter squash. Since growing pumpkins and winter squash is easy and often lead to a huge harvest, it’s important to know how to ensure that your harvest doesn’t go to waste. Being able to store food for winter is one of the biggest … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Preserve and Store Food
Whether you grow your own vegetables or take advantage of farmers markets, you need a way to preserve and store that food for several months. Here's 4 ways to preserve and store food. Stocking up in September & October when the harvest is plentiful is a great way to do it. Prices are lower and there are a lot of choice veggies available. Below, I've linked up some of our best … [Read more...]
How to Dry Herbs
Discover how to dry herbs the right way, even if you don't have a dehydrator. We use a lot of herbs in cooking and so we always have some growing in the gardens. We grow Oregano, Lovage, Parsley and Chives which are all perennial herbs. Today I want to show you how to dry herbs. Plant these perennial herbs once and they should come back each year with new growth. Our … [Read more...]
Growing Garlic – Part 3 How to Harvest and Cure Garlic
Here's the third part of our Growing Garlic series. Part 1 is an overview of growing Garlic. Part 2 covers harvesting the garlic scapes - which we turn into Pickled Garlic Scapes. Now we're moving on to how to harvest and cure Garlic. Your Garlic has now been growing all spring and summer. You've removed the Garlic Scape that is on each plant. Right about now, you are probably quite curious … [Read more...]
Poison Ivy Rash: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Have you recently found out that you have poison ivy rash? If so, you’re not alone. This is quite common for people who venture outdoors frequently. Today I wanted to share some tips to help you soothe poison ivy rash, get rid of it and how to try to avoid getting into poison ivy in the first place. Poison Ivy Rash and How to Get Rid of It Learn to Identify the Plant Poison ivy can be … [Read more...]
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