Homesteading with Jackie Clay
Finally! Two days without rain.
And boy have we been busy. Our friends, Heather, Sherri, and Dara came over yesterday and helped with weeding and mulch. Although they only come occasionally, their help is invaluable! We love them so...
We had a very happy Fourth of July
Fortunately, after several hours of miserable car repair to replace our serpentine belt on the car, Will got our car ready to roll. So, on the Fourth of July, we were able to make...
Happy Independence Day!
We really don't do much to celebrate the Fourth around here. But this year, my daughter, Randie, is going to be up at son, Bill's, this week and we had planned to go down...
We’re about done planting — and replanting.
After the torrential rains, not only did our gardens get soggy but a few spots had bad washouts, little mini canyons here and there. And yes, they did wash out quite a few seeds...
Finally, the rain has stopped … Temporarily
While the gardens were still pretty wet from the torrential rain we experienced last week, I was able to get all of our pepper plants into the ground. Will followed, mulching first with rotted...
The heavy rains flooded our small town of Cook
Those 7 to 10-inch pouring rains made things around here sloppy but in the small town of Cook, "our" town of 600, things took a turn for the worse. The Little Fork River, which...
I’m growing webbed feet!
And we thought we'd had our fill of rain. Ha ha. I'm glad we planted like crazy before this last rain. In a little more than 24 hours, we got seven inches of pouring...
Will we ever get done planting?
This year has been crazy so far. First off, we had a winter without snow. Then, spring came early so we started in early. But we got rain. And rain. And more rain. So,...
We’re still planting like crazy
With five acres of garden for our seed business and our own use, you can imagine just how busy both Will and I are during this two-week period when nearly all our crops must...
With rain in the forecast, we worked extra hard yesterday
We've been kind of dry for the past several days, which was a blessing, as we could plant, plant, plant. We're pretty sore but got in more pole beans and seven 80-foot rows of...
