We escaped the freeze last night!
After sweating and praying like crazy, plus pulling in six plus crates of tomatoes to seed (just in case), I went to bed, hoping for the best. I didn't even get up at night...
While its snowing, David and Will work inside
For a shop project, David is making a slide-in-trailer receiver cargo rack. At school, he cut and assembled the rack. But tonight he brought it home and he and Will measured and drilled holes...
Q and A: Pressure canning and raising chickens
Pressure canning
Your book says to use 13 pounds on the gauge for my altitude. I have been canning at 15 pounds on the gauge. I also have a weight and it makes the same...
We are harvesting a bounty of carrots
As our nighttime temperatures are drifting into the very low twenties, I figured I'd better get at it and pull the remaining carrots and parsnips. Wow! They have gotten huge. Even our Scarlet Nantes...
Holy cow, I feel like I’ve been holding my breath for three days
Three nights in a row we were under a frost advisory for our area. The first two nights, we got down to 30 F, but, fortunately, it must not have been for long because...