Gardening
How to Grow Spinach in Containers, Even Without a Yard
You can grow spinach in containers on a balcony or windowsill — no yard needed. Here's the pot, the timing, and the watering for tender leaves,…
Fishing
How to Fish a Pond in Cooler Weather, Step by Step
As the water cools, pond fish move and feed differently. Here's how pond fishing in cold weather works — where the fish go, when to go,…
Foraging
Herbal Gift Sets for the Holidays: A Beginner’s Guide
How to put together simple herbal gift sets for the holidays — a salve, an infused oil, and a tea blend from your own kitchen, with…
Backyard Chickens
The Best Heated Chicken Waterers for Winter (Honest Picks)
The best heated chicken waterer setups for winter, from a keeper who's iced over more than one. What actually keeps flock water thawed — plus the…
Gardening
How to Overwinter Container Plants on a Small Balcony
How to overwinter container plants when all you've got is a balcony — which pots to save, how to protect the roots without a yard, and…
Fishing
How to Catch Bluegill for Beginners, From the Bank
How to catch bluegill for beginners — where to find them, the simple rig that works, and how to teach a child — from an old…
Foraging
How to Forage Hawthorn Berries and Make Haw Syrup
How to forage hawthorn berries on the Olympic Peninsula — knowing black hawthorn by its thorns, when to gather the haws in fall, and how I…
Backyard Chickens
The Best Cold-Hardy Chicken Breeds for Beginners
The best cold-hardy chicken breeds for beginners, from a keeper who's wintered a mixed flock in Tennessee — which breeds shrug off the cold, and the…
Gardening
The Best Containers for Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces
The best containers for growing vegetables in a small space — fabric grow bags, self-watering planters, buckets, and terracotta, with the honest pros and cons of…
Fishing
How to Clean a Fish for Beginners (Bream and Catfish)
How to clean a fish for beginners — scaling and gutting a bluegill, skinning a channel catfish, and keeping your catch fresh, from an old hand…