Tiny farming online quick reference
From Tiny Farm Wiki
Handy online resources covering tiny farming and gardening basics...
- Basic Seed Saving - A basic guide and tutorial, a good place to get acquainted.
- Basics of plant science for growers - Concise, illustrated intro to plant science.
- Biodynamic agriculture explained - The best quick intro to biodynamic farming that I've found, all on one page, and illustrated, too…
- Chicken eggs FAQ - Quick answers to the most likely egg questions.
- Crop Rotation (Vegetable) - A good, quick, practical summary (and how-to) of an ultimately complex subject.
- Edible Flowers - General notes and an annotated list of ornamentals, veggies and herbs.
- Equipment needs for veggie farms - Breakdown of equipment requirements for various sizes of veggie farm.
- Get to know your soil - Soil composition and testing basics for growers.
- Homestead Poultry Butchering - A step-by-step, illustrated guide, with lots of alternatives and general information.
- Insects & pest control basics - Practical entomology for gardeners.
- Raising chickens 101 - One-stop site for small-flock chicken info.
- Root cellar basics - A practical intro to root cellaring and long-term veggie storage.
- Seed storage times - How long seeds last (cross check with a couple of other sources as estimates vary quite a bit for some veggies).
- Seeds per gram - Chart showing number of seeds by weight for garden veggies.
- Sunrise and Sunset (daylength) Calendars - Sunrise and sunset calendars for anywhere in the world.
- Vegetable growing guide - Individual guides to growing 58 garden vegetables.
- Veggie planting chart - Basic veggie planting info: seed quantity, spacing, depth, yield, more…
- Weather averages - Look up average and record temperature, precipitation, etc, for any location, worldwide.
