A Farmwife's Diary

Top knot is a Fiador knot, Bottom knot is a Matthew Walker knot, aka the Double Overhand (which is incorrect.) (This is a post by James Hagg...

 I have compiled a list of heirloom seed companies (most in the US), which is likely missing some, but has most of those out there (feel fre...

As so many are these days I began to bake bread again once the Covid quarantine started back in end of February. I used to bake bread, years...

Tomato seedlings outside being hardened off 2018 Start slowly. Put the plants outside on a partly-cloudy day the first time, with no...

I learned of this seed saving technique this past summer and really like how easy it makes the process. Sometimes, when fermenting seeds, it...

Seedlings out being hardened off. I start seeds under grow lights in my house. Before the plants can be put in my garden, I have to put ...

Yellow onions in their winter sowing jug. This is the first year I am using a seed starting technique called Winter Sowing. It's pre...