With a flavor of a delicious cross between parsnips, celeriac, and parsley, parsley root offers an unconventional option for the home grower, homesteader, and cook. Well-known across Europe, where ...
5 Causes of Broccoli Buttoning and How to Deal With Tiny Heads
Broccoli is one of my favorite vegetables. I love cooking with it, growing it, and eating it. When I was a child, I loved devouring it because I felt like a brontosaurus munching trees. To be honest, ...
10 Boredom Buster Chicken Toys That Will Keep Them Entertained All Day Long
Chickens are intelligent, sensitive creatures who can suffer from boredom and depression just like any other. If you're raising a flock of your own, it's important to offer them "boredom buster" ...
11 Causes of Carrot Splitting and Cracking
Every vegetable that we grow has its potential issues. When it comes to root vegetables, carrot splitting, cracking, or deformation is a common issue. You care for your carrot harvest for weeks and ...
Growing Strawflowers: How to Plant and Care For Everlasting Daisies
Some flowers are just so different from everything you have grown previously that they are worth just planting for the fun of it. Strawflower is one such plant. The papery leaves, longevity, and ...
Growing Shagbark Hickories: How to Care for This Multi-Purpose Wonder
Shagbark hickory is an iconic tree species that holds great cultural, ecological, and historical significance. The name depicts its distinctive shaggy bark, which peels away from the trunk in long ...
Holes in Homegrown Cucumbers: 11 Potential Causes and Remedies
Are you frustrated with seeing dents or holes in your cucumbers instead of smooth, healthy fruits? When we put a ton of effort into growing food for ourselves or our families, losing even a single ...
How to Espalier Trees and Shrubs to Maximize Growing Space
The espalier technique is ideal for growing fruit trees efficiently in small spaces. It involves pruning and training the tree's branches against a wall or fence to grow flat rather than ...
How to Protect Your Vegetables From Carrot Flies
Don't you hate it when you have lovingly taken care of vegetables like carrots, but when you harvest them, they're damaged by pests? All that growing work is wasted because now you can't use them for ...