Are you planting tomato seed this year? Have you decided which tomato varieties you will be growing? There are so many varieties, I think that choosing which ones to grow is the hardest part of planting tomato seed! When you are deciding which tomatoes to grow, think about how you will use them. I like […]
Tips and Tricks on how to Grow your Own Healthy Productive Pepper Plants from Seed
Are you planting pepper seed this year? I am behind, but better late than never! It’s not too late, if you haven’t planted yours yet! I don’t really like hot peppers, so I don’t do a lot of them. If you like hot peppers, they really should have been planted by now for a larger […]
How to Successfully Plant Onion Seed Indoors in Winter
January is the month my fingers get itching to plant onion seed. Luckily there are a few things you can plant by seed as early as January here in the PNW, even earlier in milder parts. In this post, I will teach you how I plant onion seed indoors. It is usually the first thing […]
How to Plant Onion Seedlings
This article will teach you how to plant onion seedlings for a healthy robust onion harvest in late summer. To learn how to grow your own onion seedlings, please see my How to Plant Onion Seed article from my Seed Starting 101 Series. In that article I discuss the pros and cons of planting onions […]
How to Store Onions from the Garden through the Winter
Do you grow enough onions to keep your family in fresh home grown onions all winter long? In this article, I will go over choosing the correct onion varieties to grow, and how to properly store them to keep them for fresh eating until the end of winter/early spring. As a homesteader and gardener, my […]
7 Reasons Why You Should Grow Blue Jarrahdale Pumpkins
Blue Jarrahdale Pumpkins are one of my favorite foods to grow. Everyone who has a vegetable garden should grow them! If you don’t, you will see them at your neighbors house and wish you had some of your own! Really! It is almost seed buying time, so definitely put these on your list! Come see […]
