Q and A: baby Lima beans not producing and weather-predicting beavers
Baby Lima beans not producing
Have you ever had a problem with baby limas (we call them butterbeans here in Virginia) not producing pods? I have great vines but no pods at all. This is...
Q and A: Chickens in the garden and water blowing out of jars...
Chickens in the garden
I planted a fall crop of spinach and lettuce. We have free range chickens who roam about the garden, etc. Should I wash/soak the spinach and lettuce in vinegar before eating....
Q and A: missing seeds, poultry, anthill, and snow sliding off of roof
Missing seeds
Got the seeds yesterday. Thank you bunches. Guess the watermelon seeds must have fallen out of the pack. Oh well, will try them next year. I'll get the tomatoes started tomorrow. Tried your...
Will’s friend, Christian, joins our homestead
Christian had been planning on attending our seminar. But when he was suddenly faced with a housing screw-up, we invited him to join us for however long he wished to stay. Will and I...
We had a busy but blessed Easter
I made plans to do all my cleaning/baking/pre-cooking on the Saturday before Easter but you know how plans go… We had company all day Saturday! Company that we really enjoyed. But boy, did that...