2023

Growing Petunias from Seed

Petunia Seedling

Flower shopping with my mom and grandmother, petunias were a must to have in our gardens every year. Flower centers start these from plugs to then continue growing for their customers. Most petunias from the store are started from cuttings, which use an asexual method of reproducing the plant. With Baker Creek offering heirloom seeds, …

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Raising Baby Chicks

Baby Chicks in Warm Brooder Box

Wanting to have a flock of chickens for eggs or to raise some meat birds for some homegrown meals starts with raising baby chicks. Sometimes, you can find locally birds that are grown by a few weeks, or ones that people bought chickens, but then realized it is not for them. We bought adult birds …

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Vacuum Sealing Beef

Steak almost done sealing

I love having an abundance of meat in our freezer. The food is prepped, ready to be thawed, and used. I don’t need to take a trip to the store or local butcher shop to buy the meat for the week. The day before, I brainstorm what I would like to make and eat, and …

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