Johnny’s Selected Seeds

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

Installing Packaged Bees

This past Saturday I installed packaged bees into the existing equipment of my recently deceased hives in the Runamuk apiary.…

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

Sprouts: easy DIY winter greens

I've been eating sprouts during the winter for a number of years now. Sprouts are a quick and easy way…

9 years ago

Nor’easter

We were up early this morning to face the Nor'easter that has descended upon Maine. Paul threw a few pieces…

10 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…

10 years ago

January

I got up this morning to 45 degrees. Several times when I've gotten home from Johnny's the thermometer we have…

10 years ago

How to Build a Temporary Chicken Coop for a Maine Winter

Housing for the chickens was a big concern during Runamuk's Great Farm Move. It had taken a full year to…

10 years ago

Tufflite greenhouse film: tuff stuff!

Two years ago I bought my first roll of Tufflite IV greenhouse film and have since used it in a…

10 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…

10 years ago