Monthly Archives: September 2011
Now we’re working on two barns!
As if one new barn wasn't enough, now we're working on two barns. After Will came home with five new bottle calves, and we...
Q and A of the day: Green tomatoes, Elderberries, and Damping...
Green tomatoes
Jackie, I am sorry to hear about your frost! I see all your tomatoes are red, ours here in New Mexico are all...
Q and A: Stagnant water, No-mow grass, Butternut squash, and Canning...
Stagnant water
We are interested in putting in a pond but are concerned about stagnant water. There is no inlet from a spring or outlet...
Q and A: Canning peaches, Tattler lids, and Clear-jel and Hopi...
Canning peaches
I was talking with someone about canning peaches, and she said that rather than adding boiling syrup to the jar of peaches, she...
Frost!
Yep, we had it -- a killing frost. With night temps dipping into the twenties, the garden got fried. Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, beans, and...