Q and A: cold winter, Hopi Pale Grey squash, and turmeric in pickles
Cold winter
Long time reader and in-town homesteader. We have been through the dryest gardening season we have had in our 40 years of marriage. Still managed to get our winter supply of food canned...
It’s mid-forties but cloudy and misty today
Today Will's out in our north woods, cutting a trail through the trees to a huge white pine he cut two days ago. The pine had been leaning, more and more over the past...
Spring has sprung
We are so thrilled to have daily temperatures in the high fifties and even low sixties lately. And because of that, we've been getting a lot done besides the annual spring pick-up and clean-up...
What was I thinking?
This spring, I not only planted two double rows of Provider green beans in the main garden but also three single rows in the Central garden. So I've been picking and canning beans every...
Okay guys, where are your questions?
I know a lot of you that I've talked to in person say the same thing: "We don't want to bother you with questions..." But guys, that's my job (think "job security") and besides...