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 the […]
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 […]
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 […]