Iris and Honey is a food and lifestyle blog with an emphasis on local farms and businesses in Central PA.
I picked up my first share from the CSA today from Strite’s Orchard. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSAs are a way for local farmers to share their harvest with members. A CSA member typically pays a fee up front for a certain number of shares and each week…
I made quite a few gardening mistakes this year. I got too excited to plant the seeds I started and soon after I planted them, we had an unexpected freeze. Most of the seeds I started died. Then came the rain. It rained so much that the plants I had…
This is Part 2 in the 2 part series about pre-germinating seeds. See Part 1 on getting started with pre-germinating seeds. By now, the seeds I pre-germinated have started sprouting and they are ready to be planted in the newspaper planters I made. Begin by filling the newspaper planters almost…
Though it just snowed here, I am already thinking spring! I don’t want to have to buy new pots for my seeds each year so I have come across and alternative that is both cost effective, simple, and organic: DIY newspaper planters! Newspaper planters are a great way to start…