A bigger and better harvest
We are totally amazed at how productive our garden is this year. We've been harvesting tomatoes for over a month now, and the BIG Bill Beans are just now getting ripe. Some weigh more...
Finally, our rains have begun
After two months of drought, we are getting periodic rains. Whew, it sure was dry! In the North garden (where we can't water) the ground was cracked like Death Valley. Yep, crops out there...
Who said northern Minnesota was cold?
We've been having unreal temperatures lately; from 88 to 95 degrees with high humidity. Puff, puff, sweat dripping, pant, pant. It's hard to get things done! I went out yesterday and thinned a row...
We’re like chipmunks busy hauling in our harvest before winter
The chipmunks are real busy getting ready for winter, just like us. But they're also a pain as they're attacking our sweet corn which was drying on the stalk for seed and to use...
Rain, sun, rain
Boy, the weather can't seem to make up its mind lately. We get a big thunderstorm and the next day the sun's out. Then it rains again! But this rainy weather is pretty common...