I’ve been starting seedlings for well over a decade. Soil blocking gives me the healthiest, most hearty plants of anything I’ve tried! What are the benefits of soil blocking? Soil(keep reading)
Category: Homesteading
10 Simple steps for Boiling Maple Sap to Make Syrup
Boiling maple sap in your backyard is not hard – and it’s VERY rewarding! Do it once and you’ll be hooked! Boiling maple sap is the very last phase of(keep reading)
How to Easily Build a DIY Maple Syrup Evaporator
Making a maple syrup evaporator to boil down maple sap doesn’t need to be costly and cause storage issues! Our homemade maple syrup evaporator is inexpensive and breaks down easily.(keep reading)
How to Tap Maple Trees to Make Backyard Maple Syrup
There is nothing like fresh maple syrup! A few years ago, I found out that it was so easy it to tap the trees on my own property to make it!
New Life
It’s spring in NE Ohio. The days are getting longer. The sun is shining. The birds are building nests. After a long, hard winter there is great relief that comes(keep reading)
Saving Tomato Seeds
Some of the varieties of tomatoes I had this year, I just loved! I had purchased a few organic, heirloom plants at a huge sale around me at the beginning(keep reading)
Preserving Beets
I went a little overboard on beets this year. I planted a ton and was in a CSA to boot! So there I sat with three pans full of beets(keep reading)
Preserving Herbs
I love my herb garden. All summer long, I go out and snip off fresh herbs to add to our summer dishes. But then fall rolls around and I know(keep reading)
It’s garlic planting time!!!!
Mid October is garlic planting time! I planted last year for the first time and it was the easiest thing in the world! It’s sort of like planting tulips. You(keep reading)
Preserving tomatoes
I finally have a tomato harvest! I have to say that my garden did not produce nearly what I had anticipated. However, it is finally at the stage where our(keep reading)
