Q and A: source for nut trees and harvesting squash and watermelons

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Source for nut trees Could you help with a source for nut trees that would grow in the northern Midwest? I live in Illinois on the Wisconsin border and would like to get some nut...

The peppers are coming up

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After only five days, our peppers are popping up. Literally — they just show their "backs," then up they pop. Yesterday I took some out of the plastic so the humidity wouldn't cause them...

Q and A: chicks not going in coop and squash and pumpkins crossing

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Chicks not going in coop We finally had our Mottled Java hen hatch a chick! After being broody and sitting for 3+ weeks. We usually get chicks and raise them in a series of enlarging...

Our tomatoes and peppers are getting ripe

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With those ripening crops, I've been busy taking out seed to save for our seed business. I always take seed from the earliest and some of the best ones. I also give them a...

Q and A: Root worms and using a bread bucket

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Root worm I've come to the realization that I have root worm in my cauliflower and broccoli plants! I've been treating with Diatomaceous earth. The plants are in milk crates. Do I need to dump...