The potatoes and onions are doing very well in storage
Generally, our potatoes and onions are looking a little tired by the end of March. You know--sprouts, wrinkles, softening. The whole ball of wax. But not this year! This past winter, we stored all...
Will’s at it again!
Previously, I'd taken in two front tractor tires to the Tire Shop in Cook to see if they could boot the splits in the sidewalls. No dice, the splits were too big and the...
It must be spring; the bulldozer started!
Well it feels like spring. Today it was 43 degrees and melting snow like crazy. I had transplanted peppers all afternoon in the sunshine, in the greenhouse. When David got home from school, he...
Q and A: emergency escape vehicle, canning hamburger, cold hardy apricot tree
Emergency planning escape vehicle
Great ideas in Issue #157, January/February 2016 Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag. Got me wondering what would make the best "escape" vehicle. I am thinking a diesel. Gasoline would...
QandA: Canning potato soup, Building up poor soil, and Congrats
Canning potato soup
Potato soup, can I put potatoes, onions, and celery in a quart jar and can it all together for 40 minutes? In your book it says 30 minutes for pint or half...