To harvest winter squash for storage in a root cellar, wait until the skins are hard enough to resist scratching by your fingernail. Then cut them off the plant leaving 2 – 3 inches of stem attached. Let them sit in a room that stays between 50 and 60 F for a week or two. [...]
Corn is one of our favorite vegetables on the homestead. Although it’s not a high yielding plant for the area it takes up, it’s well worth growing! There is nothing like a nice cob of sweet corn along with a summer BBQ. Home canned corn will be a wonderful addition to the winter menu. To [...]
We grow a large amount of potatoes each year. The past two years we have harvested between 2500 and 3000 pounds of potatoes. Our garden area is to small to use a tractor to hill the potatoes but still a big job by hand. To save a lot of time hubby built this wonderful potato [...]
Carrots are a wonderful vegetable to grow. They are easy to store in a root cellar and can and freeze easily. Carrots need a deep lose soil with out many stones. If you have a harder clay soil type, try digging in some sand. Also look for shorter root carrots that do well in heavy [...]
Starting your own seeds is so easy! Yet many people are intimidated by it. Here we share a video showing how to start tomato seeds.
Potatoes are an easy crop to grow. Till the area well, do not add fresh manure this can cause scabbing on the skins. Cut potatoes into small pieces with 2 or 3 eyes per potato. Plant 6 to 8 inches apart 4 inches deep. Cover with soil. When the plants are 6 inches tall hill [...]
