This year is our first year trying Tattler reusable canning lids. They promise to be an almost indefinitely reusable lid that is also more corrosion resistant than the common metal lids. Having tried them a few times, we can speak to their functionality. If their claims about re-usability are true, we’re excited about their economic utility as […]
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Raintree Nursery
We ordered some plants from Raintree Nursery this winter, and they just arrived. Over the next few days, we’ll be working on getting them planted, pruned, and mulched. We’re posting this to share our experience with Raintree Nursery.
Seed to Seed Book Review
Seed to Seed provides essential information on how to germinate, grow, and save seed from almost any plant you could want to grow in your garden. This book is a necessity for the home gardener that’s just getting started with saving seed from heirloom and open pollinated varieties.
The Backyard Homestead Book Review
This is an excellent book. We’ve read a number of similar books, and this is our favorite. The Backyard Homestead has great overviews on gardening, raising animals, landscaping with plants, maintaining fruit trees, keeping bees, homebrewing, cheese making, and more. While each of these topics is broad enough that you should have other guides or […]