Gardening

The Redneck’s Garden

It's with a bit of self-debasement that I've ruefully dubbed this year's garden "the Redneck's Garden." Having been born and…

9 years ago

Agribon in the Garden

Farmers and gardeners are discovering the benefits of using agribon in the garden. Also known as "row-cover", this lightweight fabric…

9 years ago

Fast Growing Garden Vegetables

Following the long winter, as my stores of vegetables dwindle and I am once again reduced to buying Olivia's spinach…

9 years ago

8 tips for growing your own seedlings

Growing your own seedlings is not hard to do andĀ opens the door to new opportunities for the home gardener, homesteader…

9 years ago

2016 Year-End Review

A full rotation of the Earth around the sun has brought us once again to the end of the calendar…

9 years ago

Zipties on a weed-whacker: an experiment

Have you've seen the post going around facebook that shows a homesteader using zipties on a weed-whacker instead of the…

10 years ago

Garden Update

With the sowing of green beans on Friday, the garden is finally complete. If I weren't moving this fall it…

10 years ago

Feeding ourselves

The season is well underway here at Runamuk, much as it is on farms across Maine. Trees are budding, pastures…

10 years ago

Favorite things from the farmers and gardeners at Johnny’s Seeds

How could any beginning farmer go into a company like Johnny's Selected Seeds, find themselves surrounded by a spectrum of…

10 years ago

Companion planting made easy

It was my father in-law who first introduced me to the concept of companion planting, as we discussed gardening, and…

12 years ago