The sun’s out and we’re making use of the nice day
After a day's worth of cold, nasty weather, we were real happy to see the sun this morning. It was gorgeous, seeing the fog lifting from the creek, ponds, and the plowed field. Will's...
Q and A: tomato plants, moving canned food, pruning melon plants, and fungus on...
Tomato plants and moving canned food
How do you mark your tomato plants so that you know which varieties produce what? I can't seem to find anything that lasts through the growing season. Also, I...
We had a good time at the MREA Fair
My carpenter friend, Tom, and I manned the booth at Custer, Wisconsin, this weekend. We met a lot of old friends and met new ones. It's just like a family reunion! I got to...
Q and A: green potatoes, planting corn and pumpkins together, and Brunswick stew
Green potatoes
When I dug my potatoes last fall they were nice and brown. I put them on tables in my garage and they turned green -- dark green. I have used some; peeling all...
You don’t need harvest season for lots of canning
I've been hugely busy lately. But it's a good busy. A great new friend, Pam, from the Twin Cities area, recently gifted me with a whole bunch of slightly dented #10 cans from a...