After digging 40 pounds of potatoes and having zero storage plan, I learned the hard way. Here’s how to store potatoes through winter for almost nothing: cure them, skip the washing, and find a cool dark corner.
August in the Pacific Northwest means your herb bed is overgrown and the rains are coming. Here’s how to dry herbs for winter using three cheap methods: bundle hanging, paper bags, and the oven, depending on which herb you’re dealing with.
Pulled your garlic? Skip the fancy braids. The shed-rafter method is free, works great, and takes about five minutes to set up. Here’s how to cure, store, and pick next year’s seed cloves from your own crop.
It’s July and the zucchini are taking over. Here are three real strategies for dealing with the inevitable summer squash glut: freezing for winter, quick preservation, and the unspoken art of the porch drop. Also, please stop planting three plants.