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 is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Quictent Portable Mini 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 […]
Dip ‘N Grow Liquid Hormone Concentrate
Dip ‘N Grow Liquid Rooting Solution Most people don’t understand how simple it is—or even that it’s possible—to start a new tree or shrub by cutting a small piece of new growth off an existing one. When working with a species that can be propagated this way, one simply needs to dip the basal (bottom) […]