Q and A: pepper plants and Amish canner
Pepper plants
I'm hoping you can help me with my pepper plants. I've planted several sweet bell peppers and jalapeños this year. Normally I have no trouble and would have been loaded with peppers by...
Q and A: Onions, Canning pudding, and Cutting hay
Onions
I have been reading about how onions can be used to trap bacteria. Recommendations include using raw, unpeeled onions as well as onions cut in half. The recommendation is to never re-use a cut...
Q and A: canning ground venison, storing apples, and homestead advice
Canning ground venison
Some friends of ours gifted us a large amount of ground venison and venison "country" sausage. Since we have limited freezer space, we chose to can up the ground venison with some...
Lots of harvesting going on now
Not only are our tomatoes going great guns so I can bring in baskets full every day, but the peppers are starting to ripen. I'm not canning tomato recipes yet so I'm grinding and...
Our weather feels like fall now
And I have a beaver report. The beavers in our pond say we'll have a pretty "normal" winter with plenty of cold and snow, although not as bad as last winter. We'll see how...