These 10 vegetables to grow in 10 weeks (or less) prove that it doesn't take a long growing season to produce homegrown vegetables. It’s true that popular vegetables like tomatoes, broccoli, and melons do take long growing seasons; however, there are numerous other vegetables that can be grown and harvested in less than ten weeks. Since even the most seasoned farmer can get discouraged weeding and waiting for those long-season vegetables, it’s smart to plant fast-growing crops. These 10 ... continue reading...
Best Easy Rhubarb Crisp or Crumble Recipe
This easy rhubarb crisp recipe is a sure sign of spring! Rhubarb is one of the earliest perennials to pop up and is one of the first things we can start harvesting fresh each spring. Whatever you call it (a crisp or a crumble), one of the yummiest ways to enjoy fresh fruit is to make this easy rhubarb crisp recipe. It's a true spring or summertime treat! What's The Difference Between A Crisp, Crumble, or Cobbler? These spring and summertime deserts combine fruit filling with a sweet, ... continue reading...
Goat Kidding Supplies
This is our list of goat kidding supplies to have on hand. Each year I go through this list making sure it's up-to-date, and that we have everything on hand prior to goat kidding season. I try to have supplies on hand to handle all reasonable possibilities – one year I would have sworn that we wouldn’t need supplies to tube feed a kid. Guess what? We learned how to tube feed a kid in a hurry, and I was so happy that I’d prepared and gotten all those supplies. Dillinger (see photo below) ... continue reading...
Pre-sprouting & Cutting Seed Potatoes
Potato Planting Preparations I used to think that growing potatoes (see HERE for more potato background) in the garden was too much work for the end result. Then a friend’s homegrown Yukon Gold potatoes completely changed my mind. Like almost anything that’s homegrown, they just tasted so much better than potatoes from the grocery store. That's when we started growing our own potatoes and found that in addition to tasting much better than store-bought potatoes, they were really an easy crop ... continue reading...
Building A Broody Hen Box
Building a broody hen box became a priority the first time one of our Buckeye chickens decided to go broody (see more on broodiness HERE). We were so excited that one of our hens was going to raise baby chicks for us! Why Building A Broody Hen Box Is Important In order for a broody hen to hatch eggs in a coop with a resident flock, it's generally necessary to move the broody hen to a separate area. Why is this? If she stays in a regular next box in the main coop, other hens will get in ... continue reading...
Growing Rhubarb – An Easy Perennial
Growing rhubarb is so easy, everyone should have a  plant or two! And when the rhubarb plants emerge, it's a sure sign of spring! Rhubarb is super easy to grow, comes back every year, and makes fantastic pies, custards, and crisps! But, you actually grow it to eat the stalks - the flower heads need to be cut off. Here's all you need to know to grow your own tasty, perennial rhubarb: How To Grow Rhubarb Where Rhubarb's Grown Rhubarb can be grown just about anywhere, but prefers full sun ... continue reading...
Preparing for Goat Kidding
Preparing for goat kidding is an annual springtime activity on Bramblestone Farm. I'm always both anxious and nervous during kidding season, but there's nothing I can do except make sure we’re ready. What does being prepared mean? Preparing for Goat Kidding Going through my list of kidding season supplies and making sure that it’s up-to-date, and that we have everything on hand (see the list here). I try to have supplies on hand to handle all reasonable possibilities. Giving each ... continue reading...
Secrets for Spotting Morel Mushrooms!
Why Hunt Morel Mushrooms? Foraging for morel mushrooms (even though spotting them is tough) is an annual spring activity enjoyed by millions of people. It's extremely popular because morels are the easiest mushrooms to identify and they have excellent flavor (I've seen dried morels priced at $299/lb. in stores because of their fantastic flavor). Morels are easy to identify because of their distinctive appearance and because they're entirely hollow (scroll down to see the picture of one ... continue reading...
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