Category: General

This is a Sustainable Homesteading in Maryland Part 1.  I took the video and it was quite long so I had to break it up into three parts.  Part 1 … Continue Reading →

Today I’m going to talk about Hardwood Cutting Propagation or Winter Plant Propagation.  This is basically a ‘how to’ of rooting cuttings in the winter time with very little effort.  … Continue Reading →

Welcome to another Great Escape Farms blog post.  Today we are talking about planting paw paw seeds.  But first, some basics on the paw paw tree. Great Escape Farms is … Continue Reading →

This is a Shiitake Mushroom Growing Kit Product Review.  The kit is intended to be grown in the house to get organic fresh Shiitake mushrooms. Great Escape Farms is now … Continue Reading →

This post is about Transplanting Plant Suckers. We describe what a sucker is, the difference between a sucker and rooted cuttings and how to transplant suckers. Elderberries I have a … Continue Reading →

The November 2016 Sustainable Homestead Update is a split weekend update.  By that I mean it covers projects from both the WV and MD homesteads. Groundhog Update The groundhog is … Continue Reading →

This video is about How to Propagate Blackberries via Tipping or Layering.  These wonderful bushes propagate themselves and we show you how to dig them up and transplant them. Rooting … Continue Reading →

This post is about how I go about How to Winterize Garage Plumbing and Fixtures.  We will show you how I shut the water off, drain the lines, and add … Continue Reading →

This video is a West Virginia Sustainable Homestead Update – October 2016.  We provide updates on bags of leaves, winterizing the rainwater harvesting system, winterizing the garage, a broke 4×4, … Continue Reading →

This post, titled How to Winterize a Backyard Nursery Propagation Bed, talks about what needs to be done to prepare a propagation bed with softwood cuttings for winter.  We also … Continue Reading →