Q and A: hens not laying, Hopi Pale Grey seeds, and storing bulk foods

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Hens not laying We have 4 Buff Orpingtons that turned 2 years old in May 2013 and 1 that turned 1 year old August 2013....

Well, our nice weather is gone

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We knew it was coming, a night and day of rain, which is supposed to turn to snow tonight. We busted butt splitting firewood...

Putting up the harvest

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Now that we've got most of it in, we're going full bore, putting up the harvest. I've begun digging potatoes and WOW are they...

We just got two more projects done before the heat hit

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After hearing reports of intense heat and humidity coming our way, we quickly finished two projects. The first was flat-siding all of the support...

Q and A: canned sweet peppers, mold in houseplants, and growing asparagus

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Canned sweet peppers Last summer I wanted to preserve some roasted sweet peppers by canning. I followed the method where you roast them, remove the...