All of the gardens (9 of them!) are doing very well
We did get a little rain off and on. Not a great deal but enough to keep things going. We're so happy with the...
Holy Cow! It’s not supposed to be in the nineties in northern Minnesota
For the second week now, we're experiencing a terrific (for us!) heat wave with steady temperatures in the nineties every day. What makes it...
Q and A: pickling grapes, apricot tree, and squash bugs
Pickling grapes
I just read the question about what to do with grapes. One of my favorite things is pickled grapes. They are delicious! I...
Slowly, our snow is melting away
Today, for the first time, I was able to walk into the backyard and down toward the garden. Hooray! There was actually green grass...
Q and A: tomato plants, moving canned food, pruning melon plants, and fungus on...
Tomato plants and moving canned food
How do you mark your tomato plants so that you know which varieties produce what? I can't seem to...




