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7-Quart Lodge Logic Cast Iron Dutch Oven

7-Quart Lodge Logic Cast Iron Dutch Oven I think of my cast iron cooking in two different eras: before dutch oven (BD) and after dutch (AD) oven. Well, not really, but I can’t overstate how much versatility this single piece of cookware added to my kitchen, especially when I’m making a recipe that tends to […]

Quictent Portable Mini Cloche Greenhouse

Quictent Portable Mini Cloche Greenhouse Landfills are full of small portable greenhouses that try to emulate a more permanent structure without the ability to secure it as such. The problem is that they catch exponentially more wind than units that are lower to the ground. I see these tall but inexpensive units for sale at […]

Freeze Protection Plant Covers

Freeze Protection Plant Covers When new gardeners ask me for advice, I always tell them to focus on the basics and minimize all the variables they can. Don’t try to do everything your first year. Start with just a couple of raised beds, buy your compost instead of making it, and pick up some plant […]

Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving

Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving I’m confident that more people would become lifelong gardeners if they knew how easily they could put up their harvest to enjoy and share it with friends and family throughout the year. A lot of would-be gardeners see their neighbors inundated with zucchini and cucumbers and conclude that all […]

All American Pressure Canner Model 921

All American Pressure Canner Model 921   If there were ever a “buy once, cry once” purchase, this would be it. At right around $400, it’s an expensive piece of equipment. This pressure canner is made in the U.S. and built like a tank. I remember opening it when it arrived and thinking, “So this […]

6″ Gtongoko Galvanized Landscape Staples

6″ Gtongoko Galvanized Landscape Staples Most market gardeners, and even some more serious casual gardeners, use floating row covers to extend their growing season and exclude troublesome insects during critical times of the year. While you can use soil or bricks to secure these row covers, it’s a lot easier to walk along the cover […]

10″ x 15″ HDPE Plastic Produce Bags

10″ x 15″ HDPE Plastic Produce Bags   These are the plastic bags I’ve used for five years now for my sales at our farmers market. They’re on the thinner side, but comparable to what you would find in a grocery store’s produce department. While I’m all for reducing single-use plastics, the reality is that […]

Organic Kelp Fertilizer by GS Plant Foods

Organic Kelp Fertilizer by GS Plant Foods Liquid kelp, derived from seaweed, is a popular organic fertilizer that should be part of your soil health regimen. You might take a look at the N-P-K breakdown and think that 2% nitrogen, .23% phosphorous, and 5% potassium isn’t particularly remarkable. You would be correct if we were […]

Culinary Herb Seeds Variety Pack

Culinary Herb Seeds Variety Pack When you consider what fresh herbs cost, how easy they are to grow, and how widely they can be used in their natural form in the kitchen, it’s the most logical entrance point to the gardening hobby for most people. Herbs, especially perennials, are the easiest plants in my garden […]