This is an insane year, weather wise
We still haven't seen three days in a row without rain! We listen to the weather radio several times a day, plus watch the local weather on the news, hoping for the window of...
Q and A: canning pickled eggs, hamster litter in compost pile, and pecking order...
Canning pickled eggs
I tried to make your recipe for canning pickled eggs. I followed your instructions exactly and everything went well until I put the packed jars into the water bath canner. After the...
The Provider green beans are ready!
I've started weeding the beans in the Central garden for the second time. Our wonder-apprentice, Alisha, weeded that whole garden before she went home to puppy-sit her dog's new puppies but those weeds just...
Q and A: Odd chicken egg
Odd chicken egg
I got the craziest egg today. It is perfectly round, only the size of a yolk and the shell is very thin. Is there a reason a hen will lay an egg...
Q and A: Horsetail weed and snakes
Horsetail weed
I would like to know if you know how to get rid of horsetail weed in the garden. Have tried everything but keeps coming back. Recently heard that lime may do the trick....