When most gardeners think about growing potatoes, they think of seed potatoes - nothing more than potatoes that you let sprout eyes and then cut up and plant. It is an efficient way to grow potatoes. It's simple, and almost anyone can do it - even people with black thumbs. However, you are missing out… Continue reading Seeds To Grow: Clancy Potatoes
Category: Homesteading
Buying Seeds For The New Year
As winter hangs on deeply in much of the United States, and February stares at us directly, just around the corner, the answer is always...buy seeds! I would argue that buying seeds is one of the best things we can do. It helps us drive away cabin fever and lets us dream of what will… Continue reading Buying Seeds For The New Year
Removing Toxins: Why I Quit Dying My Hair
I loved dying my hair. The first time I did it, I was maybe 13, and I always had loud, proud hair through high school. Bright hair wasn't as standard in the late 80s and early 90s as it is today, so I stood out. Just getting the hair dyes was hard enough. Not like… Continue reading Removing Toxins: Why I Quit Dying My Hair
Garlic Crop Planted
Getting focused in the fall to garden can be challenging, but knowing that your garlic is in the ground is worth it. Then you can walk inside for the year and forget about it, till next spring. I wrote about our garlic harvest back in the summer. I had a lot of garlic to harvest,… Continue reading Garlic Crop Planted
How To Grow And Make Paprika
Paprika is a spice that isn't used enough these days. In the mid-century decades, it was the go-to garnishment for your meals. Deviled Eggs without a sprinkle of the orange-red delight? What kind of heathen are you? Of course, back in the 1930s to 70s, it was cutting edge to use paprika. Food wasn't quite… Continue reading How To Grow And Make Paprika