Red Bucket Farm

In my opinion, the first rule of gardening is grow what you like to eat . And since I love beets, I'm growing three different varieties ...

Over the winter, I read Craig LeHoullier's new book, Epic Tomatoes (2015, Storey Publishing). I was dubious that I could read an entire...

Planting garlic is similar to planting tulip and daffodil bulbs: push them deep in the soil in the late fall and wait for the magic to happe...

As the growing season slowly comes to an end, I'm experimenting with drying herbs for cooking use as well as for my chickens. A far...

One of the challenges of urban farming is learning how to keep all the garden beds productive through the fall months. This morning...

Shallots have never been a part of my menu planning. I've heard of them, especially when watching cooking shows on television. But th...

Hundreds of years ago, Native Americans planted a trio of complementary crops: corn to grow tall, beans to vine up the corn stalks, and l...

Every year my gardening ambitions exceed my ground space, and so I use containers as overflow.  Many herbs grow well in pots. I'm gro...

I love the earliest harvests of spring, especially asparagus and rhubarb. The first taste of grilled asparagus reminds me why I'm a farm...

All our gardening efforts at Red Bucket Farm occur in raised beds or terraced beds, so hand tools are very important. We've never used a...

Last fall, this covered raised bed grew spinach, Swiss chard, arugula and kale, which we harvested by Thanksgiving. After harvest, we dec...

It's nearly time to start sowing seeds for your spring gardens. Of course you can buy commercial potting soil mixes, but read the lab...

The deadline to register for the Landscape Pesticide Registry in Wisconsin is February 1.  Go straight to the website for the Department ...

I haven't posted about our successful harvests because I was afraid it would sound like bragging---and Heaven knows that bragging is one...

We entertained visitors at Red Bucket Farm over the holiday weekend. One guest asked, "Just how big are you going to let those squash g...

The Amish Paste tomatoes are outdoing themselves this year. In the photo above, the tennis ball is shown for size comparison. These tomat...

  We harvested our Copra onions a week or so ago. This type of onion was hybridized to store well over the course of the winter, often ...

In his book The Holistic Orchard , fruit tree expert Michael Phillips offers recommendations for the overall health and productivity of ...

In April I planted two different varieties of onion: Copra hybrid for long term storage through the winter, and Candy hybrid for sweet ea...

On Saturday, we volunteered as one of a dozen host sites for the Mad City Chicken Coop Tour. Visitors began arriving just after 9 am and con...