Garden Gate at Prairie Road

How we harvest and easily store potatoes ALL winter without fail

How we harvest and easily store potatoes ALL wi...

Let me show you how we harvest and then store potatoes all winter long. So we're never without! I grew up on potatoes. Potatoes have always been a mainstay in...

How we harvest and easily store potatoes ALL wi...

Let me show you how we harvest and then store potatoes all winter long. So we're never without! I grew up on potatoes. Potatoes have always been a mainstay in...

How to successfully harvest, cure and store squash for peak flavor and storability

How to successfully harvest, cure and store squ...

It's time! If you have Uncle David's Dakota Dessert squash-- now's the time to harvest!Ā  We planted our squash in two locations on May 23 and May 31 this year....

How to successfully harvest, cure and store squ...

It's time! If you have Uncle David's Dakota Dessert squash-- now's the time to harvest!Ā  We planted our squash in two locations on May 23 and May 31 this year....

Our first ripe watermelon of the season! How to pick the perfect melon!!

Our first ripe watermelon of the season! How to...

Sweet Dakota Rose Watermelon Patch Our first ripe watermelon!Nothing is more disappointing then picking your beautiful melon too early-- before its prime. Meaning you watermelon won't have peak ripe color...

Our first ripe watermelon of the season! How to...

Sweet Dakota Rose Watermelon Patch Our first ripe watermelon!Nothing is more disappointing then picking your beautiful melon too early-- before its prime. Meaning you watermelon won't have peak ripe color...

How to make homemade sauerkraut-- quick and easy fermenting!

How to make homemade sauerkraut-- quick and eas...

This is how the original homesteaders preserved their cabbage harvest— homemade sauerkraut! The only ingredients needed are salt and cabbage! Harvest your cabbage and discard the outer leaves to remove...

How to make homemade sauerkraut-- quick and eas...

This is how the original homesteaders preserved their cabbage harvest— homemade sauerkraut! The only ingredients needed are salt and cabbage! Harvest your cabbage and discard the outer leaves to remove...

How to Defend Your Squash: 13 Strategies to Combat the Vine Borer

How to Defend Your Squash: 13 Strategies to Com...

The squash vine borer-- scientific name (Melittia cucurbitae). AKA-- well... can't say that in polite company! Here's a pic! Adult squash vine borer-- Figure credit: Brian Caldwell, Cornell University .The...

How to Defend Your Squash: 13 Strategies to Com...

The squash vine borer-- scientific name (Melittia cucurbitae). AKA-- well... can't say that in polite company! Here's a pic! Adult squash vine borer-- Figure credit: Brian Caldwell, Cornell University .The...

Weeds gone wild? 4 steps for tackling outta' control garden weeds!

Weeds gone wild? 4 steps for tackling outta' co...

Your garden was looking so promising! THEN... you had to be gone—that family wedding, a couple weeks at the lake, whatever it was. Bottom line—the weeds exploded while you had...

Weeds gone wild? 4 steps for tackling outta' co...

Your garden was looking so promising! THEN... you had to be gone—that family wedding, a couple weeks at the lake, whatever it was. Bottom line—the weeds exploded while you had...