Q and A: Mesquite beans and volunteer potatoes
Mesquite beans
I was just wondering, can you eat mesquite right off the tree, and do they have to be ripe, or does it matter?
Pete
Bowie,...
Q and A: Keeping stored foods cool, Canning sweet corn, Drying yellow squash, and...
Keeping stored foods cool, Canning sweet corn, Drying yellow squash
We’re finally fixing to build a large pantry in our closed-in garage and we will...
We’re digging potatoes today, with a new family member
It's unseasonably warm today, sunny and 75 degrees. A perfect day to get those potatoes out of the ground and down in the basement....
Q and A: growing corn for cornmeal and layering jars in canner
Growing corn for cornmeal
I am growing dent corn to make corn meal. I am not sure when to harvest and how to prepare the...
We’re nearly finished planting
We worked hard to get all the various crops planted in all of our big gardens. Rain was forecast and as we all know,...
