In the Garden | Traditional Catholic Homestead

Greenhouse Video Tour July 2015

I tried to get a full tour of the garden and greenhouse, but the phone overheated so it kind of trailed off as I was…

Garden Update Video July 2015

I’m going to try something new today, a bit of en experiment. I shot about six minutes of video in the garden with my phone yesterday and…

Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Rhubarb

Rhubarb Aside from asparagus, rhubarb is probably one of the most easily recognizable perennials on the homestead. This hardy garden standout is easily propagated, and…

Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Comfrey

Comfrey, Queen of the Homestead Garden! Comfrey is a utilitarian crop on the Traditional Catholic Homestead. We use it in companion planting as a support…

Sheet Mulch: Garden Fertility by the Numbers

Sheet mulch is a great way to get a new garden bed started or to rehab an old weedy bed. I created this simple infographic…

Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Garlic

Homestead Hero: Garlic Ok, so this week I’m back on track, delivering what I promised last time! The king of alliums… GARLIC! I know a…

Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Ground Nut & Strawberry

Groundnut (Apios Americana)& Strawberries too! I know last time I promised strawberries, but the American Groundnut is just so much cooler! Being a man of my…

Morel propagation experiment:

We went out mushroom hunting yesterday with the two youngest boys! Sun drying morels is one way to preserve the harvest, but this time the…

Homestead Heros Plants of Promise: Walking Onions

Egyptian Walking Onions Whether you call them walking onions, forever onions, tree onions, egyptian walking onions, or winter onions: these perennial alliums (latin name for…