Q and A: damaged apple trees and freezing beans and rice
Damaged apple trees
We planted two dwarf apple trees three springs ago and took care to protect them from critters. This winter the snow was...
Q and A: Canning meats
Canning sausage patties
I processed 17 pints of sausage patties. I browned them and then put 4 Tbsp. of water and fat from the pan...
Q and A: watering in hoop houses, blackberry syrup, and oven canning
Watering in hoop houses and blackberry syrup
Since we've had two summers of extremely hot, dry weather, I think the hoop houses might be the...
Boy did we get clobbered by snow!
You know that storm that was heading for us? Well it got here. And how! Saturday night it started. Then by Sunday morning,...
Q and A: Jerusalem artichokes and adding lemon juice to tomatoes
Jerusalem artichokes
The Jerusalem Artichokes are taller than I am and I'm looking forward to harvesting them. Do I wait until a hard freeze? Do...