As winter ends and spring approaches, there’s excitement for gardening. Early planning includes ordering seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and organizing supplies. By using a binder for seed packets and utilizing a greenhouse, they efficiently manage their garden. The joy of planting brings hope, making winter more bearable.
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The article discusses the discovery of garlic scapes, the flower stalks of hard neck garlic, which should be removed to enhance garlic bulb growth. Scapes possess a milder garlicky flavor and can be used in various recipes, especially pesto and garlic scape butter, both of which are versatile and flavorful culinary additions.
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For years we grew cabbage and other greens in our garden, but we always ended up with the same result. All of our cabbage and greens would be riddled with worm holes. It was always so disappointing to remove the outer leaves of a cabbage to find it full of holes, or pick a bunch of spinach, lettuce, or kale
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It’s that time of year when we realize that we have a lot of un-used pumpkins laying around. Halloween has passed and with Thanksgiving upon us, it will be the last time we see pumpkins in season until next fall. A few years ago, I started making pumpkin pie with our home grown pumpkins. There is nothing wrong with using
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Originally posted on two branches homestead:
? This blog has been a long time coming. I have been wanting to get a new blog out for our loyal, as well as new, followers, but our fellow homesteaders will agree that finding the time between August and October is nearly impossible because……It’s Harvest Season! My husband recently shared a post with…
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