Here's a comprehensive guide on how to grow carrots in your own home garden! If you want to grow Carrots, you need to make sure that the ground they are going into is rock free. Check to make sure the soil has a fairly neutral pH and low levels of nitrogen; opt instead for soil rich in potassium and phosphate. If there are rocks, your carrot plants will find a way to fork around them and you … [Read more...]
How to Make Carrot Wine
Ready to try something different? Here's how to make Carrot wine! Ever tried making Carrot Wine? If you have had a really good harvest this year, why not give it a try? Here's how to make carrot wine! This recipe is to make 5 gallons of Carrot wine. If you make less than that, make sure to decrease the amounts of ingredients properly. Get yourself the wine making … [Read more...]
Cooking on the Wood Stove
Having a wood stove for heat is an wonderful thing - being able to cook on it is even better. We love cooking on the wood stove. But, our wood stove is NOT a cook stove, it is just a wood stove for heating our home. Doesn't matter! We are able to cook on it because our stove has a flat top. We have electric heat as well, although we don't even turn on the baseboard heaters unless it is -20C … [Read more...]