Stop fighting the sun; let the calendar do the hard work for your radicchio crop. Radicchio isn’t a summer crop. If you are struggling with tall plants and bitter leaves, ...
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CASE STUDY: We've been living off the grid for the last 40 years...
In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...
You think you’re eating healthy, but most grocery kale has lost 50% of its nutrients before it hits your plate. Most grocery store kale travels 1,500 miles (2,414 km) to ...
Wet leaves are an invitation for disease—learn the precision secret to cucumber health. Cucumbers are notorious for powdery mildew, often caused by standard overhead watering. Switching to precision drip irrigation ...
Why spend 40 hours weeding your garlic patch this season when one strategic layer of straw can do the work for you? Most gardeners think garlic requires constant maintenance and ...
If you think kohlrabi tastes like wood, you’ve never had it ‘Pro’ style. Most people hate kohlrabi because they buy the giant, woody versions from the store. To get that ...
Did you know the most flavorful part of the radish appears only after you think the growing season is over? Most gardeners get discouraged when their radishes bolt in the ...
That ‘trash’ at the end of the season is actually the secret to next year’s record-breaking yield. Most gardeners see post-harvest corn stalks as a nuisance to be cleared. The ...
Did you know you could plant 50 peas in under 5 seconds? Stop the back-breaking work! The gutter method allows you to sprout your peas indoors safe from birds and ...
You’ve been breaking your back for half the harvest you actually deserve. Why spend four hours straining your spine when 15 minutes of strategic mulching produces cleaner, bigger spuds? The ...
Why do the world’s most expensive rhubarb stalks never see a single ray of sunlight? Most gardeners wait until mid-summer for a harvest that can be tough and stringy. But ...