Q and A: green potatoes, planting corn and pumpkins together, and Brunswick stew

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Green potatoes When I dug my potatoes last fall they were nice and brown. I put them on tables in my garage and they turned green -- dark green. I have used some; peeling all...

We tried our first Theron’s Winter squash

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And boy, was it a treat! First off, this squash is huge. Ours weighed 40 pounds. And the orange meat is so thick I had to have Will cut it open with Mom's old...

Q and A: Canning pesto, Monster spaghetti squash, and Hopi Pale Grey squash

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Canning pesto  I'd like to can pesto but I've only read admonitions not to can it. I know you've said that you can can it, but have you done so yourself?  It seems that as long...

We’re both back in the saddle

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After Will's illness (which turned out to be a bladder infection) and my cut elbow, both of us are back to normal. I get my stitches out tomorrow and I'll be glad of that....

We’re so thrilled with our warmer weather

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After two weeks of sub-zero highs, we're dancing around in the sunlight, with temperatures melting the snow off our roofs and making our chickens sing. Will went over and paid for his new bulldozer...