Q and A: bulging lids and black speck disease on tomatoes
Bulging lids
I'm noticing that many of my canning lids are bulging this year whether I'm canning in a water bath or pressure cooker. They...
Q and A: Squash bug control, Air bubbles in canned foods, and Dividing rhubarb
Squash Bug control
I have more plants than I can efficiently hand-patrol apparently. Everyday I search and eliminate the eggs but every year it seems...
Q and A: canning pear butter, storing brown rice, and wood usage
Canning pear butter
I made some pear butter this past summer and it is really thick. If it is too thick can it fall in...
You never saw so many tomatoes in your life!
Even we are amazed and, I'll admit, somewhat daunted. (In our garden we planted 108 tomato plants.) A few days ago, frost was predicted...
With several dry days, we’re charging ahead
Will finished up the hay he was working on yesterday, getting it all baled up nicely. With no rain on it! Yea! Right now,...