We’re still in harvest mode after all these weeks
This afternoon we're going out to dig the last of our potatoes, two 75-foot rows in our old pig pasture. We already have the North Garden and the Main Garden, so instead of continuing...
Our seminar is only two days away!
With folks coming from as far away as California, Florida, and Alaska, it promises to be a great time and we're busy getting ready. (Did you order the porta-potty? How about the tapes for...
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...
Our weather’s been perfect although dry
It seems like our beavers' forecast is coming true. We haven't had a speck of rain for 10 days. But we're not complaining. We've been getting a lot of hay up after such a...
Q and A: canning potatoes with their skins on and how to tell when...
Canning potatoes with their skins on
This year we had quite a drought and I have many tiny potatoes to deal with. Is it ok to can them with their skins on? I really...