Once our potatoes are out of the ground we like to take them inside our garage and lay them out on our makeshift table to dry. Of course it would be even better if you could set them on some kind of screen to improve the air circulation, but we simply grow way too many [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Self Sufficiency’
Preparing and storing Potatoes
October 14th, 2011 
Rick 
Posted in Traditional Gardening 
Tags: Garden, Gardening, Potatoes, self reliance, Self Sufficiency 
6 Comments »Digging Main Crop Potatoes
October 13th, 2011 Rick Any one that is really serious about being self reliant has to include potatoes in their garden. I have read authors who say at least a 1/3 of your total garden space needs to be reserved for potatoes. That can be a lot of space. The good thing about potatoes is they are really a [...]
Posted in Traditional Gardening Tags: Garden, Gardening, Potatoes, self reliance, Self Sufficiency 1 Comment »Harvest Monday 10-3-11
October 3rd, 2011 Rick October has arrived here at Stoney Acres and that means the harvest that had been really big for the last 6 weeks is finally slowing down. The weather forecast says today will be the last of the really warm days with an expected high of 82. I suspect this will be the last time we [...]
Posted in Harvests Tags: Raspberries, self reliance, Self Sufficiency, Strawberries, Tomatoes, watermelon 2 Comments »Winter Gardening Series #8 – Cold frame Management
September 29th, 2011 Rick Today we are going to cover management of your cold frames and hoop houses during the winter months. So let’s assume you have been on the ball and you got your winter crops in the ground in August and by the end of September you have a great stand of lettuce, and other greens and [...]
Winter Gardening Series #7 – Hoop Houses
September 24th, 2011 Rick Mini hoop houses are a very inexpensive method for extending your gardening season. I have had less success overwintering crops in mini hoop houses. The crops I planted lasted well into December but didn’t hold up as well as the cold frame crops beyond that. But the main advantage of a hoop house is the [...]
