Q and A: canning cream and wood flooring
Canning cream
Jackie - can I can fresh cream from my cow? I know that the stuff from the store is super heated and the purchased cow's milk doesn't can right - but my own...
I canned up the first batch of asparagus yesterday
I'd planned on canning asparagus for a couple of days then got busy, bringing in all the flats of plants off of the back deck. The forecast for the night was a frost warning...
Q and A: growing zucchini with Hopi Pale Grey squash and canning milk
Growing zucchini with Hopi Pale Grey squash
I'm very interested in the Blue Hopi Squash and would grow only them (as far as squash goes) to keep them pure. We are into sharing ourselves and...
Blueberries are ripe!
I've been watching the wild blueberries since spring. Last year, after suffering that cold winter with drought and no snow cover, many of the bushes died back and those left didn't produce enough to...
We actually got some Glass Gem corn
After a long summer of touch and go, I discovered yesterday that we actually had some mature Glass Gem popcorn! Some friends stopped by and we were giving the "tour" of our gardens and...