Q and A: pressure canner trouble and planting heirloom vegetables
Pressure canner trouble
I ordered a Presto canner and tried it out first to make sure I could keep the pressure at 10 lbs as required. I didn't have much luck. I did more research...
Q and A: Scarlet Runner beans and canning cranberries
Scarlet Runner beans
Two years ago I ordered some beans (edible), red flowers, climbers, only got 5 beans in packet. Saved all the beans for this year. Planted them, had lots, ate some (delicious) kind...
The sun is out and the birds are singing
Okay, so it's only -6 degrees but that's okay. With the sun shining brightly, our solar panels are charging like mad, and it actually feels warmer than it is. What a huge improvement over...
We’ve had snow and freezing, but harvest continues
Today I finished up the last minute harvest in our garden. It was windy, wintery, and raw, but I pulled two five-gallon buckets of rutabagas and another one of carrots. That's it. I'm done....
Another workday at Bill and Kelly’s
We spent another (luckily very nice) fall day down at Bill's, helping sheet his garage addition. One of Bill's friends, Andy Gunderson, volunteered to help and came for the day, too. So Bill, David,...