We got our freeze — 24 degrees!
BUT we got our frost-sensitive crops inside before it happened. We spent two long days picking and hauling in squash, tomatoes, onions, peppers, muskmelons,...
We’re still fighting the drought, but the gardens look great
Despite soil that feels like walking in the desert, all our hard work watering and mulching the nine gardens is paying off. Yes, we're...
Q and A: growing wheat, canning pickled fish, the right pressure canner, and summer...
Growing wheat
My husband grew winter wheat this past winter. Usually he plows it under when it's time to plant our garden, but this year...
Today it’s sloppy outside so we’re working inside
Temperatures have been in the 40s yesterday and today, so that foot of new, heavy, wet snow is nearly gone. It left puddles like...
We’re racing to get finished planting before the next wave of rains come
Will tilled the old pig pen with our Troy-Bilt and we planted our open pollinated Seneca Sunrise sweet corn, which Will has bred from...