Homesteading with Jackie Clay
It’s still hot and dry at the homestead
We've been planting like crazy every single day, from morning until dark. I got in dozens of 100-foot rows of beans, both pole and bush, quite a few rows of squash, about a half-acre...
Our dry weather continues
Boy, we could sure use some rain! The upside of this dryness is that we've got all the gardens tilled up twice, with manure spread in between tillings. As Will and I do nearly...
With dry weather, we’re getting lots done
All of our vegetable seeds that get planted inside have been planted. Now, we're busy outside. Yesterday, Will tilled the Main Garden with the little Kubota. As there are tight areas, you have to...
Yesterday we had a memorial service for our son, Javid
He passed away after a long siege of health issues in February. But we wanted to wait to have a service for him until the weather was nicer and the wild fruit trees in...
With the heat and wind, there are some bad forest fires around the north...
Fortunately for us, they aren't close, nor are we in any danger from them. But one has already burned 15,000 acres and 144 structures and shows no containment, despite heroic efforts from planes, choppers,...
We enjoyed another fantastic family day out at Byrns Greenhouse
For the last 11 or so years, as much of our family as possible met at the Byrns Greenhouse near Zim, Minnesota, for our family buy-them-out-of-flowers day. Okay, so it seems to me! As...
Our sunny, warm weather is continuing
Ok, so now we're worrying about drought again. But in the meantime, we're working like mad. I tilled the area where our onion plants will be planted, starting today. Will's busy tilling the rest...
We’ve hit the big gardens full force
We got some warm, dry days and we're really at it now. Will tried out the new-to-us manure spreader and I watched as he made his first pass in the Wolf Garden. We have...
You know it’s getting dicey when the mainstream press is forecasting food shortages
I'm amazed to see all the posts on the internet regarding coming food shortages. Of course, we saw that definite possibility with all the weird weather, worldwide, plus the tariffs etc. Yes, we've been...
The meat canning is finally done
Today, we were kind of taking a rest after working so hard yesterday and the day before. Will had been readying the gardens for applying manure and tilling while I was busy canning up...
