Farmer's Delighthttps://farmersdelight.org/2026-11-02T21:27:22.999900-08:00Fermentation Brine Calculator: Salt in Grams for Any Batchhttps://farmersdelight.org/fermentation-brine-calculator/2026-11-02T21:27:22.999900-08:002026-11-02T21:27:22.999900-08:00Hannah WhitcombeChoose how you are salting, put in the weight of the vegetables for kraut and kimchi or the amount of water for a brine, and the calculator gives the salt...Potting Soil Calculator: How Many Bags for Your Pots and Raised Bedshttps://farmersdelight.org/potting-soil-calculator/2026-11-02T21:27:21.197720-08:002026-11-02T21:27:21.197720-08:00Emily CarterAdd each kind of container you are filling, with how many of it, and the calculator gives the potting mix in quarts, cubic feet, gallons and liters, then...Farmer's Delight Recipes: Every Cooking Pot Meal, and How to Cook It for Realhttps://farmersdelight.org/farmers-delight-recipes/2026-11-02T21:24:39.977068-08:002026-11-02T21:24:39.977068-08:00Hannah WhitcombeFarmer's Delight is the Minecraft cooking mod by vectorwing that adds cabbages, tomatoes, onions and rice, a Cooking Pot, a Skillet, a Stove and about...Transfer Farmland to Children With a Partnership or LLChttps://farmersdelight.org/transfer-farmland-to-children-with-a-partnership-or-llc/2026-11-02T21:20:41.235576-08:002026-11-02T21:20:41.235576-08:00Caleb OseiHow do you pass the farm to your children without cutting the deed into pieces? You put the land into a family LLC a limited liability company, a business...Best Fermentation Weights for Mason Jarshttps://farmersdelight.org/what-to-use-as-a-fermentation-weight/2026-11-02T21:20:00.341501-08:002026-11-02T21:20:00.341501-08:00Caleb OseiFor most people fermenting in a wide-mouth mason jar, the Nourished Essentials Easy Weight is the glass weight to buy. If you are filling a whole shelf of...Best Fermentation Lids for Mason Jarshttps://farmersdelight.org/airlock-lids-vs-regular-lids-for-fermenting/2026-11-02T21:19:37.896560-08:002026-11-02T21:19:37.896560-08:00Caleb OseiIs a special fermentation lid worth buying, or will the lid that came with the jar do? For a short ferment you check every day, the regular lid is enough....Best Self-Watering Containers for Vegetableshttps://farmersdelight.org/best-self-watering-containers-for-vegetables/2026-11-02T21:19:18.884418-08:002026-11-02T21:19:18.884418-08:00Hannah WhitcombeWhich self-watering container should you buy for vegetables? For most patio growers with one tomato to keep alive through July, the pick is the Vego Garden...Grow Bags vs Pots for Vegetableshttps://farmersdelight.org/grow-bags-vs-pots-for-vegetables/2026-11-02T21:19:05.432522-08:002026-11-02T21:19:05.432522-08:00Hannah WhitcombeFor most vegetables, a plastic pot is the easier container and a fabric grow bag grows the better root system. What decides it is water. Fabric dries out...Best Potting Mix for Container Vegetableshttps://farmersdelight.org/best-potting-mix-for-container-vegetables/2026-11-01T20:47:39.581919-08:002026-11-01T20:47:39.581919-08:00Emily CarterWhich bag should you fill your tomato pots with? For most growers, the answer is a commercial soilless mix, which is a blend with no actual dirt in it....Container Vegetable Gardening for Beginnershttps://farmersdelight.org/container-vegetable-gardening-for-beginners/2026-10-25T19:49:35.068879-07:002026-10-25T19:49:35.068879-07:00Hannah WhitcombeYou have a patio, a balcony or a stretch of driveway, no garden bed, and you want to grow something you can eat. You can: lettuce, herbs, bush beans,...Salt Ratio for Fermenting Vegetables by Weighthttps://farmersdelight.org/how-much-salt-to-use-for-fermenting-vegetables/2026-10-18T19:22:16.590596-07:002026-10-18T19:22:16.590596-07:00Emily CarterHow much salt goes on a bowl of shredded cabbage? Weigh the cabbage and use 2 to 2.5% of that weight in salt, which is 20 to 25 grams per kilogram. Whole or...What to Do With a Container Garden in Fallhttps://farmersdelight.org/what-to-do-with-vegetable-containers-in-fall/2026-10-11T18:13:32.448882-07:002026-10-11T18:13:32.448882-07:00Hannah WhitcombeBy the end of this page your summer pots will be cleared, the healthy ones replanted with cold-hardy greens or garlic, and the rest emptied and put away for...Vegetables That Don't Grow Well in Containershttps://farmersdelight.org/vegetables-that-struggle-in-containers/2026-10-07T23:18:32.798508-07:002026-10-07T23:18:32.798508-07:00Hannah WhitcombeWhich vegetables aren't worth growing in a pot? University extension services keep naming the same short list: full-size corn, pumpkins, watermelons and...How to Fertilize Container Vegetableshttps://farmersdelight.org/how-to-fertilize-vegetables-in-containers/2026-10-04T22:14:25.164477-07:002026-10-04T22:14:25.164477-07:00Emily CarterHow do you fertilize container vegetables so they keep producing all summer? You mix a slow-release fertilizer into the potting mix at planting. Then you...How Often to Water Container Vegetableshttps://farmersdelight.org/how-often-to-water-container-vegetables/2026-10-01T21:20:28.188005-07:002026-10-01T21:20:28.188005-07:00Emily CarterHow often should you water vegetables in pots? Check every container once a day. Water any pot whose top inch of mix is dry, and keep pouring until water...Container Size Chart for Vegetableshttps://farmersdelight.org/container-size-chart-for-vegetables/2026-09-28T20:12:00.912698-07:002026-09-28T20:12:00.912698-07:00Emily CarterHow big a pot does a vegetable need? For fruiting plants such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and cucumbers, the extension services agree on 5 gallons as the...Ambassador George C. McGhee and His Farm at Farmer's Delighthttps://farmersdelight.org/ambassador-george-c-mcghee-and-his-farm-at-farmers-delight/2026-09-23T15:41:54.874001-07:002026-09-23T15:41:54.874001-07:00Hannah WhitcombeWho was George C. McGhee, and why is a Virginia farm called Farmer's Delight tied to his name? McGhee 1912 to 2005 was a Texas geologist who made a fortune...The History of Farmer's Delight Plantation in Loudoun County Virginiahttps://farmersdelight.org/the-history-of-farmers-delight-plantation-in-loudoun-county-virginia/2026-09-23T15:41:54.860667-07:002026-09-23T15:41:54.860667-07:00Emily CarterFarmer's Delight is a brick house built around 1791 near Middleburg, in Loudoun County, Virginia. It still stands on farmland. The Virginia Department of...Plant Garlic Now Your First Fall Garden Bed Will Thank Youhttps://farmersdelight.org/plant-garlic-now-your-first-fall-garden-bed-will-thank-you/2026-09-17T06:12:09.542254-07:002026-09-17T06:12:09.542254-07:00Caleb OseiGarlic is the one crop you plant in autumn and harvest the following July, and the window for most of the country opens in the weeks around the equinox on...How to Plant Fall Cover Crops When Half the Country Is in Droughthttps://farmersdelight.org/how-to-plant-fall-cover-crops-when-half-the-country-is-in-drought/2026-09-13T22:59:12.097689-07:002026-09-13T22:59:12.097689-07:00Hannah WhitcombeThe question in every September garden email this week is whether it is worth putting seed in dry ground at all. The calendar says seed cover crops, plant...Family Farm Succession Secretshttps://farmersdelight.org/family-farm-succession-secrets/2026-01-19T12:38:25.633615-08:002026-11-02T20:20:08.081497-08:00Hannah WhitcombeFarm succession planning is the process of passing a farm to the next generation. That means more than the land and equipment. It also covers the labour,...Hidden Gem Crops Farmers Growhttps://farmersdelight.org/hidden-gem-crops-farmers-grow/2026-01-16T09:04:51.400846-08:002026-01-16T09:04:51.400846-08:00Emily CarterWalk through any farmers market, and you'll spot the familiar faces: tomatoes, zucchini, leafy greens. But look a little closer, and you might discover...Young Farmers Redefine Sustainable Agriculturehttps://farmersdelight.org/young-farmers-redefine-sustainable-agriculture/2026-01-12T19:06:37.979467-08:002026-01-12T19:06:37.979467-08:00Caleb OseiWalk through any thriving farmers market today, and you'll notice something different behind the tables of heirloom tomatoes and pasture-raised eggs. The...Companion Planting Secrets Soil Microbiome Decodedhttps://farmersdelight.org/companion-planting-secrets-soil-microbiome-decoded/2026-01-11T11:07:30.889732-08:002026-01-11T11:07:30.889732-08:00Emily CarterBeneath your garden's surface lies an invisible world teeming with life—billions of microorganisms orchestrating a complex dance of nutrient exchange,...Fermenting Vegetables at Home with Easy Beginner Recipeshttps://farmersdelight.org/ferment-farm-veggies-at-home/2026-01-08T08:55:27.237097-08:002026-10-01T14:29:53.288126-07:00Emily CarterFermenting vegetables at home means packing cut or whole vegetables with salt, keeping them under liquid, and letting bacteria that already live on them...Microclimate Mastery for Year-Round Harvestshttps://farmersdelight.org/microclimate-mastery-for-year-round-harvests/2026-01-07T08:36:07.826923-08:002026-01-07T08:36:07.826923-08:00Emily CarterImagine harvesting ripe tomatoes in November, overwintering tender herbs without bringing them indoors, or coaxing an early spring crop of greens weeks...Raised Bed Gardening for Beginnershttps://farmersdelight.org/raised-bed-gardening-for-beginners/2026-01-05T23:05:17.367069-08:002026-09-14T12:51:26.955411-07:00Hannah WhitcombeWelcome to your first step toward homegrown abundance. If you've ever dreamed of stepping outside to harvest fresh tomatoes, crisp lettuce, or aromatic...Determinate vs Indeterminate Tomatoeshttps://farmersdelight.org/determinate-vs-indeterminate-tomatoes/2026-01-05T23:04:55.820818-08:002026-10-01T09:12:08.602527-07:00Hannah WhitcombeGrow determinate tomatoes if you have a container, a small bed, or a plan to can a big batch at once. Grow indeterminate tomatoes if you have room for tall...How to Find Local Specialty Farmershttps://farmersdelight.org/how-to-find-local-specialty-farmers/2026-01-05T23:04:55.277170-08:002026-01-05T23:04:55.277170-08:00Hannah WhitcombeFinding farmers who grow unique heirloom tomatoes, fragrant specialty herbs, or that perfect variety of squash your grandmother used to cook can feel like...7 Garden Zucchini Recipes to Use Up Your Harvesthttps://farmersdelight.org/garden-fresh-zucchini-summer-recipes/2026-01-05T23:04:54.775342-08:002026-10-01T14:25:49.967105-07:00Hannah WhitcombeWhat do you do with zucchini from the garden? Eat the young ones within a few days, and put the rest in a jar or the freezer before the refrigerator ruins...