Q and A: training a heifer to milk, powdery mildew, and ordering seeds
Training a heifer to milk
We have a Jersey heifer that calved about three weeks ago. I am having a terrible time milking her. She was so gentle that I free milk her, with only...
We’re sawing up those poles Will saved from clearing the new forty
It's getting cold. Tonight it's going to be down around zero. Today, however, was beautiful -- sunny and pretty. You may remember that Will carefully saved nearly all of those small trees he bulldozed...
When it’s -25 we do indoor stuff
Although we work outdoors much of the winter, when a severe cold snap hits, we find plenty to do indoors. And this week we'll be doing a lot of indoor work! For five days,...
We survived a bad storm
Late yesterday afternoon, the clouds darkened and started looking fierce. We turned on the weather radio and sure enough, there were severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. You know the warning: possibility of large hail,...
It’s finished! Plants are in the greenhouse.
Will installed the wall heater in the new greenhouse and screwed down the last board on the last bench. So on Saturday, I began carrying flats of tomatoes and peppers out into their new...