Most folks who garden in a Zone 3 gardening zone with about 103 - 105 frost free growing days, want to get their garden in as soon as possible.  Some influencers from the area will also state that if you…

Although I have been gardening for most of my life in some way shape or form, I have always faced some sort of criticism for it.  You can buy it from  the store cheaper being the most common statement.  But…

Every  year I plan out the garden, start the seeds and try to get the garden in the ground before the middle of June.  Some years go better than others.  But unlike is often recommended for newer type gardeners, I…

Long term potato storage in less than ideal conditions is something that most gardeners have to figure out. Gardeners come up with  ingenious places to store the potato harvest such as the upstairs pantry, a cold corner in the garage…

When people find out that you grow your own food their typical response is that it is a “nice hobby” and/or that “you can buy it cheaper in the store” and/or that “it takes up so much time”.  Although I…

Potatoes are one of the easiest, cost effective, beneficial, productive and nutritious vegetables to grow.  But storing the harvest can prove problematic at times and so alternative methods like pressure canning and freezing have to be used to preserve the…

Like most gardeners, I take the time in the late winter and early spring to do garden planning for the upcoming season.  What grew well in the previous years, what I will plant, where I will plant and when I…

The potato is probably one of the most consumed vegetable around the world and is grown commercially and in most home gardens around the world.  But yet good crops can be somewhat evasive at times.  A very common question that…