Daniel Patrick Boyd’s older brother def…

Daniel Patrick Boyd’s older brother defends against government accusations. Accusations that a North Carolina man recruited and trained would-be terrorists to wage violent jihad are “pure poppycock,” his older brother said Thursday, portraying the charges as an attempt to link Islam to terrorism. Robert Boyd spoke to The Associated Press from his home in Minnesota and called the situation Daniel Boyd faces “ludicrous.” He described his younger brother as an “upstanding young man.” …. Ro

Alert: Late blight disease found on LI tomatoes

July 6, 2009 White-mold encircled gray spots on leaves, a symptom of late blight disease. If you’re growing tomatoes or potatoes, or have nightshade weed growing on your property this year, be on the lookout for late blight disease - a fungus that causes white-mold-encircled gray spots on leaves, blackened stems, wilting and death. [...]

AP NewsBreak Brother Defends Accused Terror Head

NEW YORK – Accusations that a North Carolina man recruited and trained would-be terrorists to wage violent jihad are “pure poppycock,” his older brother said Thursday, portraying the charges as an attempt to link Islam to terrorism. Robert Boyd spoke to The Associated Press from his home in Minnesota and called the situation Daniel Boyd faces “ludicrous.” He described his younger brother as an “upstanding young man.” The federal charges “they’re trying to pin on him is pure poppycock as far as I

Raised Bed Tomato Garden

Raised Bed Gardens This spring I built several wooden raised bed vegetable gardens so we could finally start growing some of our own vegetables. Raised bed vegetable gardens offer several benefits including better drainage and better access for weeding and harvesting the vegetables. Tomatoes In Raised Bed Gardens Our tomato plants are growing very well in the raised bed vegetable gardens. As you can see in the photo we planted six tomato plants and they are over 3 feet tall. There are

And we’re back

I'm back home in Minnesota. I knew I was home again when the sky went all gray and cloudy. And nothing quite says Welcome Home Mom! like a counter full of dirty pbj knives, toast crumbs, warm jelly, melted butter, and dirty dishes. And those darlings left all the clean laundry in my room for ME to sort after my 5-day absence. Wasn't that thoughtful? Actually, little cupcake and I are glad to be back with Johnny C and the teen twin superheros. We had a lovely time in Iowa, and I wil

Late blight comes early.

Ugh. Late blight has struck Pennsylvania’s tomatoes at the exact moment when the crop is ripening. This airborne fungal disease usually arrives in the fall, when the plants have had plenty of time to produce, but this year’s wet, cool summer has inspired it to show up at the beginning of tomato season rather than the end. It’s affected so many of the area’s plants—killing them in a matter of days—that it made front-page news in our local paper this week. And no wonder. What’s summer without co

A bunch of nothing much

Master said I can get my hair cut. *blinkblinkblink* Not much, just a trim of the dry ends and some layers, but… w00t! I need to dye it, too. With the amount of gray I have, I’m looking the grandma part all too well. Speaking of grandma. *happy sighs* Srsly? Best. Thing. Ever. And Grandpa is one smitten man. *beams* Jes has been doing amazingly well at the mommy thing. So much better than any of us expected. She dotes on that baby something ridiculously adorable. Diapers, bottles, st

Understanding And Working With Your Tomato Garden Soil

Tomatoes will grow in a wide variety of soil types and across a wide range of pH values although they prefer a pH between 5.5 and 6.8. In order to understand your soil type it is essential that you have an understanding of what pH is and how it may affect the nutrition of your tomatoes. The term pH defines whether your soil, is acid or alkaline. The pH scale runs from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral. Numbers below 7 indicate acidity and above 7 alkaline. Most soils have a pH in the range 4.5 to

Seed Savings

Here at Backyard Farming we talk all the time about starting from seeds for our vegetable gardens so we can be able to grow more diverse varieties such as heirlooms that you can't find as transplants at the local store. This summer I also decided to start some flowers from seed. My original purpose in doing this was to give my kids the opportunity to grow something themselves but it didn't take long to realize that by starting from seed I was saving a lot of money. In the past when I had the

Seed Savings

Here at Backyard Farming we talk all the time about starting from seeds for our vegetable gardens so we can be able to grow more diverse varieties such as heirlooms that you can't find as transplants at the local store. This summer I also decided to start some flowers from seed. My original purpose in doing this was to give my kids the opportunity to grow something themselves but it didn't take long to realize that by starting from seed I was saving a lot of money. In the past when I had the

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