We hit 24 degrees last night
And yes, we had frost — again! We knew it was coming so yesterday we harvested beans like crazy; Will did two five-gallon buckets full and I did four. Then we were up until...
It’s being “one of those” gardening years
Normally, we have a struggle with one or two things. But this year, it seems like we're having lots of issues we normally don't have. First, was the torrential rain, then the constant rain....
The beavers were right, again.
This fall, I was asked what our beavers' actions told us about the coming winter. I replied that there should be cold temperatures and lots of snow. At first I thought they'd lied; we...
Warm weather is finally here!
Yesterday it was 45 and today they say we'll hit 50 and the sun is out. What a relief! I never appreciated water dripping from our roof so much as this year. Yesterday Will...
Now that most of the snow’s gone, we’re hurrying to finish jobs
The two feet of snow is mostly gone and the ground froze, at least a bit. So Will is hurrying to haul our last hay home from the fields. He's had a little tractor...