We got our pond!
This Friday, our friend, Dale Rinne, brought his excavator over and not only dug out the footings for Will's bridge over the creek, but dug out our spring catchment basin, making a nice, attractive...
Spring’s early so we’re planting
But we know it might still freeze, so everything is being planted with that in mind. We got the greenhouse plastic up on the big hoop house (12'x32') and Will and Krystal got the...
Q and A: cover cropping and making soap
Cover cropping
Most of my vegetables are growing in 4x10 foot raised beds. I have been reading about the benefits of cover cropping after harvest and over winter and would like to know if this...
Blueberries are ripe!
I've been watching the wild blueberries since spring. Last year, after suffering that cold winter with drought and no snow cover, many of the bushes died back and those left didn't produce enough to...
We’ve been a little busy
First off, last Thursday, we had the Cook Area Garden Club out for a look-see at our homestead. Of course, I was a little nervous...most of these people had beautiful flower beds and weed-free...