I know I’m not the only gardener who would love to pull fresh herbs and veggies from my raised beds year-round. Unfortunately, my Zone 4 garden is usually under a foot (or more) of snow for several ...
Our root-cellar-in-a-box overflows with potatoes. Without a cellar, what’s an approachable way to store my root crops through winter? Build a root vegetable storage box for a small-scale way to ...
As gardens produce the last of their late fall bounty, you may want to think of ways to store some of your root vegetables and squash from your own garden or from your local farmers' market. That way ...
I sometimes wonder if I’m part squirrel. No, I don’t bury acorns for winter, but I do love putting up food for winter, especially potatoes. They’re the ultimate “comfort food” as far as I am concerned ...
KUSA - This time of year gardeners are glad they can finally harvest those veggies they've been patiently growing all summer long. To get the most from your harvest, here are some tips for how and ...
I had a banner year for root crops this year, and storage is a problem. For the past few years I had been storing root crops in a spare fridge, or in an old 25-gallon crock with a plywood lid in my ...
There’s nothing quite like pulling a homegrown carrot from the soil for a winter meal. If you’ve never managed this feat before, perhaps this will be your year! Overwintering root vegetables is easier ...
If you've had a good year, you might have been lucky enough to harvest more crops than you can eat. This means that you need somewhere to store them, which could be a root cellar. A root cellar is a ...
Learn how to store fruits and vegetables, such as how to store potatoes from garden, in ways that best extend your harvest, and which crops to grow to keep you and your family fed through the winter.
Home gardening continues to grow in popularity, with Gen Z and Millenials increasing their efforts to adopt gardening as part of their seasonal lifestyle. While it's easy to get excited about ...