Farm & Garden

Keeping your pumpkins fresh through the whole holiday season can be a challenge. However, there are ways to prolong the life of your decorated or undecorated pumpkins, whether you are preserving your harvest to eat, or just trying to make your grocery store pumpkin last longer. Here’s how to preserve uncarved pumpkins for your home […]

Pumpkins are great! Not only are they amazing for making decorations, but they’re also great in a variety of dishes. If you’ve been dreaming of tasty home-grown pumpkin pies, soups, and cookies but you don’t have a lot of space to work with – here are 3 creative ways to grow pumpkins, no matter how

In a previous article, we talked about secrets for growing potatoes, but what about after they are in the ground? How do you know when the potato plants are ready to harvest? In this article, we’ll be talking a bit about that. When Are Potatoes Ready For Harvest? In general, potatoes take around 3 months.

Homesteading has seen a resurgence in popularity as people find that they are yearning to be closer to nature. If you’re tired of the city life and working towards your homesteading goals, then you might be a little lost on how to proceed. That’s to be expected. It’s a big change to go from city

For most people who are interested in farming in this day and age, they’re more interested in a small farm for the purpose of self-sufficiency. This unfortunately, often means that cows are simply not practical. A typical dairy cow is a huge animal that requires a lot of land and food, much more than a

If you’re keen to dip your toes into a life of self-sufficiency, you’ve likely found there are many hurdles. For starters, it can take a ton of time. That’s not ideal if you still need to work a regular job, like most people do, to make your homesteading dreams come true. BUT, there are some

Everybody wants to get into composting, but if you live in a rental or apartment where that’s not exactly appreciated, then starting a DIY rubbermaid worm bin could be a good alternative. However, even if you’ve got your own property, a worm bin is useful, and you can even feed some of the worms to

The Pekin duck is one of the most popular duck breeds in the United States. In addition to being excellent layers (200 eggs per year), they also are quite tasty and reach an excellent eating size of 7- 13 pounds. Do Pekin Ducks lay eggs? Yes! They’re actually pretty good layers too! Pekin ducks lay

If you’ve recently acquired some chickens for your homestead or backyard, no doubt you are anxious to start making those omelettes! But, the time it takes to get to the egg laying stage can vary depending on what kind of chickens you’ve got. So, at what age do easter eggers start laying? Q: “When Do

If you’ve got a bit of extra land on your homestead that you’ve been trying to utilize, a Christmas tree farm can be a great way to make extra cash. It’s not very high-maintenance, and with a little planning, you can create a side-business which will create a good income year after year. But how