Wow, this is great information. My wife and I have been honing our skills as a homesteader for the past 8 years, and I must say, I am far from good at it yet. I have had the worst garden of my life this year due to many factors that I will be sharing on a post soon. I would love it if you would follow me and give me any pointers you may have concerning my losses this year in the garden. Look forward to reading more from your post.
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Gosh, yes, @myhomesteaded! There are and always were bad gardening or agricultural years through history. I have had my fair share of failures as well especially in the first years of gardening. The main reason for this was, I think, the bad soil that we all have to start with. So improving the soil from day 1 is really so essential. And although I'm raising my plants only using "organic" soil additives, I will also admit that in such a bad year I will use a product called "Miracle Grow" before I lose the hole crop! After all, we need to eat what we've planted! Good luck in future - patience is the key!