If you’re in the quest for the perfect rainbow of chicken egg colors, you need some chickens that lay white eggs in your flock. Surprisingly, despite the commonality of white eggs in grocery stores, most backyard chickens don’t lay white eggs. Truthfully, I’ve only had two chickens that lay white eggs – the rest lay…
You know chickens give you eggs, but you might not know all the wonderful benefits of raising chickens. We became backyard chicken keepers because I found myself concerned with the quality of the food I fed my family. I knew egg production was one of the biggest benefits of raising chickens, but I honestly had…
Ducklings grow incredibly fast, so it’s important for you to make sure your ducks get enough niacin in their diets. I love raising ducks, and watching ducklings grow is fascinating. They grow rapidly when compared to baby chicks, but if you want all that growth, you have to ensure you provide niacin for ducks. You…
If you want to grow big cabbage heads, you need to make sure you use the best fertilizer for cabbage! I wasn’t always the biggest fan of cabbage. My parents served cabbage rolls at my graduation party, and I was furious, but as I grew older, cabbage is one of my favorite veggies, and my…
If you want to start a bunch of seeds at home to save money, you’ll need to buy some seed trays, but not all are created equal. I used to start seedlings in styrofoam cups, but as my gardening efforts grew, I realized I needed to ditch the cups and try something else. I started…
Nothing is more disappointing than spending hours prepping and starting your seeds only to find out your seeds don’t germinate. What happened? Now what? Every spring, we start seeds again, and things don’t always go perfectly as we hoped. I always notice that some seeds don’t germinate, leading me to wonder what happened and where…
Feeling impatient? Try growing some of these fast growing seeds in your vegetable garden this year! Waiting for a harvest is one of the hardest parts of gardening. You spend so much time preparing your seedlings, pampering them, pulling weeds, and so much more. It feels like a harvest is forever away, unless you grow…
Chickens need access to fresh water daily, but in the winter, you might find that it’s hard to keep chicken water from freezing. The first winter I raised chickens, I learned a lot of things like how to keep chicken water from freezing and all about frostbite and chickens. I also learned that chickens don’t…
Many vegetables and fruits can be stored in a root cellar, an old fashioned food preservation method we should all embrace. Root cellars are a low-maintenance method of food preservation that requires no extra work on your end. Storing fruits and vegetables in a root cellar helps to preserve freshness in the least labor-intensive way…
Christmas often feels financially overwhelming, but these cheap Christmas activities bring all the holiday spirit on a budget. We lived on a tight budget for years, but I never wanted my kids to feel like we couldn’t do things during the holiday season. I wanted the memories of this season to be treasured all their…
