Over the years my tomato patch has produced respectable results. But one of the problems I consistently encountered was called Blossom End Rot. It happened first some ten years ago and grew
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Over the years my tomato patch has produced respectable results. But one of the problems I consistently encountered was called Blossom End Rot. It happened first some ten years ago and grew
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One thing that never seems to change is the preppers’ obsession with storing enough stuff. They want more canned green beans and more ammo and more gold, as if once SHTF hits,
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Years ago I built a chicken tractor, which at the time was the newest and coolest trend in homesteading. What it was, in essence, was a moveable coop with no bottom: you
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After any number of grape tests here at Rancho d’El Borak, it turns out that the Concord seems to grow the best for me. Not as a wine grape, obviously – who wants
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The Dread Ilk known as Doom axes: I think you suggested you grow horseradish? I would like to do that as well… While speaking with my mother, though, she said she is
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Most gardeners who use raised beds quickly fall in love with mulches. A thick layer of mulch on top of the soil preserves moisture, suppresses weed growth, and can even add nutrients
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