lingonberry ground cover, 121
listeriosis, 268
lovage, 163, 163, 175, 177
luscious landscaping, 115–26
planning, 115–16
M
mâche, 50
magnesium, 39, 72
making your own
beer, 209–19
bread, 197–202
butter, 318–19
cheese, 305–14
chicken coop, 236, 236–39
cider, 136–37
ice cream, 320–23
jerky, 303–4
maple syrup, 336–39
pectin, 90
pickles, 64
sauerkraut, 59–60
sausage, 296–300
smoked meat, 301–2
vinegar, 138–39
wine, 130–32
yogurt, 315–17
malt concentrate, 211
malting equipment, 209
mandarins, 125
manure, 23, 34, 62, 74, 98, 100
maple syrup, making, 336–39
collecting sap, 338, 338
drilling holes, 338, 338
grading, 339
maple trees, 336, 336–37
spout, 337
step by step, 337–38, 337–39
supplies, 337
maps of frost dates, 37
marigold, 26–27, 30, 172
marjoram, 152, 155, 163, 163, 175
cooking with, 177
maypop vine, 121
meat, processing and preserving, 292–95
freezing, 292–93, 293
jerky, 303–4
refreezing, 295
sausage making, 296–300
smoking, 301–2
temperatures for preserving, 295
thawing, 295
wrapping, 294, 294
meat, raising, 257
cattle, 276–78, 280–85
goats, 258, 262–63
pigs, 286–89
protein comparison, 291
rabbits, 290–91
sheep, 271–75
Mediterranean chicken, 232
medlar tree, 116, 121
melons, 20, 33, 44. See also cantaloupe, muskmelons, watermelon
planting, 67, 67
plastic row covers for, 34
saving seeds, 53
trellises for growing, 47–49, 47–49, 67, 67
milk. See also goat milk
cow, 278–79
goat vs. cow, 270
Milking Shorthorn cattle, 278, 279
milkweed, 332
millet, growing, 180, 181
Minorca chicken, 224, 224
mint, 155, 164, 164, 172, 175. See also peppermint
cooking with, 177
ice cream, 323
lavender mint tea, 172
moisture
consistent, self-watering container, 28, 28
for seedlings, 41, 41
when storing seeds, 52
monarda. See bee balm
Moulard duck breed, 250
mozzarella, 30-minute, 308–9
mulberry tree, 121
mulch, 18, 34–35, 67
black plastic, 35, 35, 67
cooling, 34–35
over winter, 68–69, 69
pine needles, 35
warm, 35–36
with straw or hay, 35, 68, 71, 74, 90
Muscovy duck, 246, 249, 249–50
mushrooms, 325
muskmelons, 21, 32, 37, 67
mustard, 67–68, 68
red, 31
N
nasturtium, 27, 30
blossoms, in fritters, 335
nectarine
tree, 122
vinegar, 139
nettles, 331–32
Neufchâtel cheese, making, 306–7
New Hampshire chicken, 226, 226
New Zealand rabbit, 291, 291
New Zealand spinach, 26, 37, 53
Nigerian Dwarf goat, 263, 263
nightshades, 20. See also eggplants, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes
Nubian goat, 260, 261
nut trees, 140–47
best trees to grow, 143–47
estimating harvest, 15
harvesting and storing, 142
improved cultivars, 140
planting and culture, 141–42
pollination, 141
nutritional values of grains, 193
O
oats, 14, 181, 193
planting, 181
Oberhasli goat, 260, 261
oiling eggs, 233
okra, 32, 53, 68, 69
olive shrub or tree, 117, 124
onions, 11, 20, 21, 26, 29, 32, 45, 69–70
braided, 70
combining with cucumbers, 57
combining with peas, 57
combining with peppers, 57
crop rotation, 24
harvesting, 50
pickled, 64
planting, 37, 37, 69–70
saving seeds, 53
scallions, 70
soil pH needs, 69
storing, 56, 70, 73
orchard, backyard. See fruit trees
oregano, 11, 26, 150, 155, 164, 164, 175
cooking with, 177
in a kitchen garden, 152
Orpington chicken, 224, 224
P
pak choi, 26, 29
Palamino rabbit, 291, 291
pale horse pale ale, 219
pancake patch, 179
parsley, 31, 53, 164, 164, 175
cooking with, 155, 177
herb butter, 156
succession plantings, 26–27
parsnips, 20, 21, 31, 68, 71
planting, 37, 37, 70–71
saving seeds, 53
passionfruit, 126
pasta
cooking perfect, 205
how to make, 202–5
machine, 204
sauce, growing ingredients in, 11
pasteurizing milk, 268–69
pawpaw tree, 122
peach tree, 122. See also fruit trees
peaches
drying, 127
freezing, 95
old-fashioned preserves, 113
vinegar recipe, 139
wine recipe, 133
peanuts, 32, 53
pear tree, 122. See also fruit trees
pears
drying, 127
freezing, 95
peas, 20, 21, 26, 31
combining with onions, 57
crop rotation, 24
planting, 37, 37, 71–72
propping up with hay, 72
saving seeds, 53
snap, 18
trellises for growing, 47–48, 47–48
peat moss, 38–39, 42, 61
peat pots and pellets, 38, 41, 46
pecans, 140, 146, 146
pecorino cheese, 312
pectic enzyme, 129
pectin, making, 90
Pekin duck, 248–50, 249, 252
pennyroyal, 165, 175
peppermint, 152
punch, 172
peppers, 11, 20, 21, 32, 44, 46
combining with onions, 57
growing tips, 72
hot pepper jelly, 72
in self-watering containers, 29
on a small plot, 19, 19
saving seeds, 53
succession plantings, 26–27, 26–27
sweet red, 57
when to plant, 37, 37
perlite, 39
persimmon tree, 122
persimmons, drying, 127
pesto recipe, 157
pests, discouraging, 22, 33
phenology examples, 32
phosphate, rock, 73
phosphorus, 70, 73
pickles
bread-and-butter, 57
how to make, 64
pickling eggs, 233
pie, blueberry, 96
pig patio, 286–87
pigs, 257
a
creage needs, 14
butchering, 289
feeder pigs, 286–87
freezing pork, 292–93, 293
hogs in the garden, 286–87
meat protein comparison, 291
pork cuts, 289
primal cuts, 289
raising, 286–89
space for, 286
swine breeds, 287–88, 288
traits of popular breeds, 287
Pilgrim goose, 252, 252
pine needles as mulch, 35, 61
pineapple guava. See feijoa
pineapple, drying, 127
plant protectors, 33–37
planting dates relative to frost, 37, 37
plugs, for growing seeds, 38
plum trees, 116, 117, 122. See also fruit trees
plums
drying, 127
freezing, 95
Plymouth Rock chicken, 226, 226, 227
pokeweed, 325
polenta recipes, 196
pollination
corn, 63
fruit trees, 107, 109, 113
nut trees, 141
Polypay sheep, 273
pomegranate, 126
pork
estimating harvest, 15
freezing, 292–93, 293
sausage recipes, 296, 299
potash, 70, 73
potassium, 39, 70
potatoes, 20, 21, 32, 44–45
crop rotation, 24
harvesting, 50, 74
planting, 37, 37, 72–74, 73
saving seeds, 53
soil pH level, 73
storing, 56, 73
succession planting, 26–27
Poulet Chalet, 236, 236–39
poultry
acreage needs, 13–15
chickens, 222–39
ducks and geese, 246–55
freezing meat, 292–93, 293
turkeys, 240–45
weights at various ages, 234
poults, turkey, 242–43
preserving the harvest, 11
herbs, 153–56
in springtime, 79
primer on preserving, 56–57
pricking out seedlings, 42, 42
pumpkins, 21, 32, 37, 37, 44
A-frame trellis for, 49, 49
giant, 74
planting, 74
preserving, 79
saving seeds, 53
storing, 56
Q
quarter-acre lot, 10, 14
estimated harvest, 15
quince tree, 123. See also fruit trees
R
rabbits
acreage needs, 13–14
meat breeds, 290–91, 291
meat protein comparison, 291
pure-bred, 290
raising, 257, 290
radicchio, 31
radishes, 18, 20, 21, 31, 44
crop rotation, 24
curing with brine, 60
mulching, 74
planting, 37, 37, 74
saving seeds, 53
succession planting, 26–27
raised beds, 22–24
how to make, 23, 23
raisin tree, 123
raisins in wine, 134
raking
beds for sowing seeds, 43
crusty soil, 43
raised beds, 23, 23
ramps (wild leeks), 325
raspberries, 91–94
black, purple, yellow, 91
by region, 92
classes of berries, 91
growing for tea, 175
hardiness, 91
harvesting, 57, 94
planting a patch, 93, 93
pruning, 94
steps for success, 94
vinegar recipe, 139
red orach, 26
Red Sex Link chicken, 227
relishes, 57
rennet, 305, 307–10
Rhizobium bacteria, 55
Rhode Island Red chicken, 226, 226, 227
rhubarb, 32, 74–75, 75, 127, 135
rice, 181, 193
planting, 181
roasting time for stuffed turkey, 244
rock phosphate, 73
Rock-Cornish game hen, 224–25
Romano cheese, 312
Romney sheep, 273, 273
root cellar, 50, 56
root crops, 44, 57
on a small plot, 19, 19
Roquefort cheese, 312
rose hips, 123–24, 332–22
jam recipe, 332
rosemary, 11, 155, 165, 165, 172, 175
cooking with, 177
herb butter, 156
herbal theme gardens, 152
rototiller, 43
Rouen duck, 249, 249–50
row covers
floating, 33, 33–34
plastic, 34
rue, 165, 165–66
ruminants, 258
Runner duck, 248, 248, 249–50
rutabagas, 20, 53, 60, 73, 75, 75
RX3 cattle, 284
rye, 180, 193
planting, 181
S
Saanen goat, 260, 261
saffron, cooking with, 177
sage, 14, 155, 166, 166, 172, 176
cooking with, 177
kitchen herb garden, 152
leaves, in fritters, 335
pineapple, 172
Salers cattle, 282, 283
salmonella, 268
salsify, 20, 21, 68
salt, cooking with, 192
salting. See brine-curing
sand
in a hot bed, 34, 34
storing veggies in damp, 73
Santa Gertrudis cattle, 284
sauerkraut, how to make, 59, 59
sausage
basic sausage recipe, 296
cooking, 298–99
equipment for making, 298
freezing, 292–93, 293, 298
grinder, 297, 298
making, 296–98, 296–98
recipes, 299–300
safety, 297
savory, 155, 176–77
scallions, 70
scarification of seeds, 42, 42
Scotch Highland cattle, 281
seaberry hedge, 124
season extenders, 33–37
cold frames, 36, 36
hot bed, how to make, 34, 34
mulches, cool and warm, 34–36, 35
row covers, 33–34, 33–34
Sebastopol goose, 250
seedlings
fluorescent lights, 41, 41
hardening off, 42–43, 43
pricking out, 42, 42
protecting, 35–36
thinning, 41–42
transplanting, 41–42, 46, 46
watering, 46
seeds
common vegetable seeds saved, 53
drying with silica, 52
germination treatments, 42, 42
harvesting and cleaning how-to, 51, 51
saving and storing, 51–52, 51–53, 56
sowing outdoors, 43–44, 44
starting indoors
containers, 38, 38
five easy steps, 40, 40
germination, 41
growing mediums, 38–40
self-watering container
benefits of, 28–29
best veggies to grow in, 29
serviceberry. See Juneberry
shade-producing plants, 20, 20
shaggy manes, 325
shallots, cooking with, 177
sheep, 271–75
breeds, 271–75
casings for sausage, 296, 300
cheeses, 271
conformation, 274
culling and butchering, 275
fat, 271
heritage and rare breeds, 274
lamb meat, 275, 291
meat protein comparison, 291
milk, 271
polled or horned, 272
raising pros, 271
terminology, 272
wool, 271
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sheep milk cheese, 312
shipova tree, 124
shoats, 286
Shorthorn cattle, 281, 281
Sicilian-style hot or sweet sausage, 299
Simmental cattle, 282, 283–85
slugs, 47
smoking meat, 301–2
smoke houses, 302, 302
types of smokers, 301
soaking seeds, 42, 42
soil
crusty, 43
enrichment, 23
heavy, poor drainage, 22
sterilizing, 39
thermometer, 34
warming up the, 33–35, 33–35
sorbus tree, 124
sorrel, 166, 166, 177
sour-cream butter, how to make, 319
sourdough bread, 201
soybeans, 53, 56
sphagnum moss, 39, 71
Spanish goat, 262, 262
spearmint, 152
spinach, 20, 21, 26, 31, 44, 50, 75
New Zealand, 26, 37, 53
on a small plot, 19, 19
planting, 37, 37, 75
saving seeds, 53
succession plantings, 26–27, 26–27
Spotted swine, 287
squash, 76
preserving, 79
saving seeds, 53
trellises for growing, 47–48, 47–48
when to plant, 37, 37
squash, summer, 18, 20, 21, 26, 32, 76, 76
squash, winter, 21, 32, 56, 76
staggered planting, 24, 24–25, 31
stakes and poles, 47, 47
Standard Bronze turkey, 240, 241
starter for cheese, 306
steer, defined, 277, 277
stone-sided cold frame, 36
storing vegetables, 73
in a root cellar, 50, 56
in the garden, 68–69
stratification of seeds, 42, 42
strawberries, 13–14, 33, 45, 86–90, 176
alpine, 86, 116, 117
basic strawberry jam, 90
best strawberries by region, 87
double hill system, 89, 89
drying, 127
fertilization, 89
frost protection, 90
harvesting, 90
how they grow, 86–87
how to plant, 88, 88
matted row system, 89, 89
soil needs, 88
watering, 89–90
subtropical fruits, 125–26
succession planting, 20, 22, 67
garden plans for, 26–27, 26–27
how-to, 25, 25
succotash, 57
Suffolk sheep, 273, 273
sunflower, 30
sweet potatoes, 32, 76, 76–77, 116
sweet William. See dianthus
sweet woodruff, 166–67, 167, 176
sweet-cream butter, how to make, 318
swine breeds, 287–88, 288
Swiss chard, 18, 20, 21, 26, 29, 32, 45
harvesting, 50
saving seeds, 53
when to plant, 37, 37
T
Tamworth swine, 288, 288
tannin, 129
Tarentaise cattle, 283
tarragon, 150, 152, 155, 156, 167, 167
cooking with, 177
tender plants, 37
tepee trellis, 47–48, 48
Texas Longhorn cattle, 283, 283
thermostabilization of eggs, 233
thyme, 11, 14, 116, 152, 155, 156, 167, 167–68, 176
cooking with, 177
tincture, echinacea, 160
Toggenburg goat, 260, 261
tomatoes, 11, 18, 20, 21, 32, 44–45
‘Brandywine’, 29
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