Our trailer/bridge gets dismantled and I’m doing germination tests on seeds
On the nicer days of this late winter season, Will and I have been out dismantling our new, old mobile home. Boy what a mess! We're salvaging a lot; some interior paneling for the...
We are getting more snow, but there is lots to do inside
When it snows a lot, it isn't always a bad thing. First off, it usually means we're getting warmer weather, which we are — 20's above zero! We also spend more time indoors and...
Q and A: canning dried beans, planting asparagus, and dried citrus peels
Canning dried beans
It is not so easy to find cooking method to can dried beans in a pressure cooker. A good place I've found is at http://pickyourown.org/canningdriedbeans.htm but it seems it cooks the beans...
Q and A: Bill bean tomatoes and Will’s sprinkler
Bill Bean tomatoes
We are growing the tomato plants that you sent us seeds for last winter. I believe they are called Bill Bean tomatoes, and that the original seeds came to America in someone's...
We’re just about done planting
With a few open spots in the Wolf garden, I've planted a few snap beans like Strike and Dragon Tongue. Not for seed saving as it's too late to harvest dry seed beans, but...