Q and A: onions and chicken tractor

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Onions I let some of my onions go to seed two years ago, and last year planted those seeds. I don't know what type of onions the seeds grew from. Some, not all, of those...

The rafters for the calf barn go up despite the cold and drizzle

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I got to "play" with our Hud-Son bandsaw mill this afternoon. We had picked the last of our sweet corn after it had gotten frosted. Because sweet corn will convert sugars to starch in...

It’s amazing what a little manure will do!

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A year ago, my friend, Jeri, gave me two rhubarb roots. They started nicely, but did not get very large during the summer. I hauled a trailer load of rotted manure down to the...

It actually thawed today!

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Okay, so that was after freezing rain. But, hey, rain is better than the white stuff after all winter, (There are rumors of 40 degrees later on this week!) I got a kick out of...

Boy, is it hard to work in the gardens when it’s in the 90’s

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Okay, you guys in the south think we're sissies. But, we're definitely not used to such high temperatures, especially at planting time. Not only is it hot but we have a record number of...