Q and A: straw bale garden, freezing peppers to use later, and dry canned...
Straw bale garden
Do you have any idea how well the straw bale gardens work? My garden is covered in bindweed. I am not physically able to keep up with hoeing and can't bend or...
More snow!
The dogs love it. They get to ride in the snowplow truck with Will. They can't wait. Spencer got disgusted because Bill's dog, Buddy, who we are dogsitting, got to ride, taking up all...
Mittens not only kills mice and rabbits, but weasels too
Our little half-pint kitty, Mittens, has turned out to be a very efficient homestead varmint catcher. She's caught hundreds of mice, voles and shrews, several full-sized rabbits and lately, she's caught three weasels! Now...
We love off-season canning!
Most folks think of canning as only something you do in the fall when harvest is in. Sure, I do a lot more canning then, as I'm bringing in tons (literally) of ripe tomatoes,...
Propane generator, Canning chicken, Tomatoes and powdery mildew, and Bad timer
Propane generator
Can you recommend a propane generator and set up with a 500 to 1000 gallon tank? After the research with other fuels, this type of fuel seems less complicated than gas or diesel,...