Soil health is an interesting topic, but when you first start, it can feel overwhelming. As with everything new, there is so much to learn that you might be tempted to give up. While regenerative farming is relatively new, there are a few books out there that are helpful and will make learning about soil …
Are you looking to start an organic garden and grow your own food? With this pandemic, there has been an influx of new gardeners in North America. More time at home, and threatened food security means everyone wants to start learning how to grow their own garden. It’s great! Gardening has many health benefits, from …
Are you tired of a smelling kitchen due to kitchen food and decomposable trash? Worry not, as you can opt for vermicomposting to convert the decomposable waste into manure. Even when you empty your trash can frequently, the awful smell might not go away, and it would need vermicomposting. Vermicomposting uses the red wiggler worm …
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I love compost for many reasons, a big one being the health of the plants grown in it. Not only is compost beneficial for our health, but it is also good for the environment. I didn’t discover the wonder of compost until I had been gardening for several years. I cannot remember where I first …
As a sheep farmer, you need to be able to recognize the sign of worms in sheep as early as possible. Not only does a parasite overload kill your flock, they are also a big reason why your herd won’t grow as quickly.. Managing the parasite load in sheep is critical for your success as …
Companion planting with strawberries is a wise move, especially when you don’t have a lot of space. We currently live on a ten-acre piece of land, which gives us plenty of areas to plant strawberries. However, most plants benefit from being interplanted with other species. Often they help each other out, either by weed control …
Taking care of your strawberry plants at the end of the season is important for your field or patch to make it through the winter. Strawberry plants are fragile things that do not handle hard frost well at all, which can make them tricky to keep alive. However, with the right precautions, your strawberry garden …
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Strawberries can grow in many different types of soils, but it helps to know what type of soil is best for strawberries. This will help you pick the best location to plant your strawberries, as well as help you amend your soil type. We had amazing success with our first strawberry plot. It used to …
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If you are wondering when to plant strawberries, you have come to the right place. As long as I can remember, we have had fresh garden strawberries during the summer. As a little girl, my mom had planted strawberries in her garden, and as soon as we moved onto our acreage, I planted some. Store-bought …
When Strawberries Should Be Planted: Your Complete Guide Read More »
Back in 2019, the summer that a wildfire raged a couple miles from our home, we purchased our first batch of sheep, 10 expectant ewes in total. Sheep are a ruminant mammal (which basically means an even-toed animal that chews its cud regurgutated from its rumen), typically kept as a livestock animal. Raised mostly for …
