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How to Harvest Onions: A Complete Guide to Curing and Storing

A close up of large white onions growing in the ground.

If you’ve ever grown onions, you know the harvest is one of the most rewarding moments of the season. But the real magic comes afterward: when you cure, store, and preserve them properly, your onions can last for months and provide homegrown flavour all winter long.

How to Harvest and Store Summer & Winter Squash

A red metal garden wagon with a colorful fall harvest of winter squash, including orange pumpkins, pale green Hubbard squash, and dark green acorn squash.

Squash is one of the most generous crops in the garden, but knowing when to harvest makes all the difference in how long it will last and how good it will taste. Whether you’re picking tender summer squash for tonight’s dinner or waiting on winter squash to fully mature for the pantry, the right timing … Read more

How to Plan a Forest Garden in Zone 3B (A 5-Year Update)

A view down a grassy path in a lush garden, surrounded by large shrubs and flowers with a forested hill in the background.

When I first envisioned building a forest garden on our property, I pictured a space that could mostly care for itself—fruit trees, berries, herbs, and medicinal plants all layered together like a natural ecosystem. And while that vision has come to life in many ways, I’m now several years in, and it’s time to take a closer look at what’s working… and what needs to change.