Garden Gate
A Drought-Tolerant Gathering Spot
Perhaps that hot, dry corner in your yard isn't actually doomed for desolation. With a bit of thoughtful design and some plucky plants, it could become an oasis.
3 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
CREATE A TROPICAL LOOK ANYWHERE
How would you like to step out the back door of your home into a lush planting that reminds you of your favorite vacation spot?
5 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
DO YOU HAVE GARDEN QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS!
Q Rinsing with water doesn't get rid of the little black beetles in my raspberries. What can I do?
4 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
5 Tips for Your Summer To-Do List
Summer in the garden is not just about watering, though that is often a top priority. Here are five things that will make a dramatic difference in keeping your flowers and vegetables happier and healthier so you can enjoy the season in your garden too!
4 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
TORCH LILY
Turn up the excitement in your garden with these bold blooms.
7 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Hobby Farms
Herbal Hand Healers
Create a hand scrub and lotion from your garden.
7 min |
July/August 2025
Hobby Farms
Looking for LAMENESS
If you spy lameness or limping in one of your flock's sheep, figure out what's going on and address the issue immediately.
2 min |
July/August 2025
Hobby Farms
METAL TOXINS & DUCKS
Poisoning from metal toxins is a surprisingly common issue in backyard duck flocks.
4 min |
July/August 2025
Hobby Farms
Summer Flies
Summertime brings the bugs to your farm. Here are three common fly species that impact cattle and other livestock, and how you can work to control them.
2 min |
July/August 2025
Hobby Farms
Raising Plants Hydroponically
This issue's column comes from a slightly different perspective, as producing plants hydroponically is a practice that hasn't yet caught on with many farmers. Yet, it could certainly fit very easily into any number of farming operations.
7 min |
July/August 2025
Hobby Farms
NARRAGANSETT TURKEY
Narragansetts are meat turkeys known for being very prolific, broodiness and possessing calm dispositions.
1 min |
July/August 2025
Hobby Farms
Assessing Market
As your hobby farm grows from pleasure toward profit, consider the next step: a farmers market.
7 min |
July/August 2025
Hobby Farms
Caterpillar Identification
Caterpillar identification is key in understanding whether a caterpillar is a friend or foe to your vegetable patch.
5 min |
July/August 2025
Hobby Farms
FLERD is the Word
EXPLORE THE BENEFITS & BARRIERS OF MULTISPECIES PASTURING.
8 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
THE Ultimate SMALL-FARM RUMINANT
SHEEP ARE EASY TO MANAGE AND EFFECTIVE FORAGERS.
6 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
THE ULTIMATE SMALL-FARM HOG Guide
RAISING PIGS CAN BE A TASTY, AFFORDABLE SMALL-FARM ADDITION.
8 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
Fungi FRUIT
GROW GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS.
6 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
RIPE with CULTURE
MAKE DELICIOUS, REFRESHING BREADS, MARINADES & MORE.
6 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
Avant Gourd
GROWING LUFFA GOURDS PAYS OFF IN GARDENS AND AT MARKET.
7 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
raise STRONGER CHICKENS
Look around your kitchen, and you'll likely find some natural poultry supplements.
6 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
THE SEEDS you NEED
HERE ARE THE MUST-PLANT LIST FOR THIS YEAR'S GARDEN SPACE.
7 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
STORAGE Wards
YOU DON'T NEED AN OLD-FASHIONED ROOT CELLAR TO CONTINUE EATING YOUR HARVEST WELL PAST PICKING SEASON.
8 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
15 Reasons You Need a Tractor
FROM PLANTING TO HARVESTING, A TRACTOR TURNS PLAIN ACREAGE INTO A WORKING FARM.
7 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
Much Ado about MULCHING
MULCHING IS ESSENTIAL TO A SUCCESSFUL GARDEN.
8 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
THE breeds YOU NEED
SOME LIVESTOCK DO BEST ON SMALL HOBBY FARMS.
9 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
DAIRY STAPLES
MAKE THESE DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM NONHOMOGENIZED MILK.
4 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
PERENNIAL Perks
PERENNIALS PLANTS CAN PRODUCE AND PRODUCE IF YOU PUT IN THE WORK UPFRONT.
7 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
NUCS VS.PACKAGES
Whether you’re just starting out in beekeeping or you simply need more (or new!) bees, two practical purchasing options exist.
6 min |
Beekeeping 101
Hobby Farms
MONTH by MONTH
Two beekeepers walk you through a monthly schedule of easy-to-follow beekeeping tasks according to region.
5 min |
Beekeeping 101
Horticulture
Find Luck with Legumes
All you need to know to grow delicious peas and snap beans
5 min |