Well, it froze!
We knew it was only a matter of time and the weather forecast called for a freeze warning for our area. So, taking no chances, we picked and picked, mostly tomatoes and peppers, as...
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
To all my Backwoods Home family, let us all be truly thankful for all we have and dream of tomorrows. -- Jackie
Summer seems to have arrived
We know summer hasn't really arrived -- there's still a good chance of frost around the corner. So while the apple trees are blooming like mad, I'm continuing to plant crops like late-season pumpkins,...
Oh oh, a freeze warning
Due to the tropical storm moving northward, it sucked a cold high down from Canada unexpectedly, after we had corn, beans, squash, and melons up in the gardens. Notice, I said "gardens" as in...
Hey! Spring’s back
After a week of back to back blizzards, the sun came out and the temperature climbed to 50 degrees today. It was SO nice. And today my son Bill and his wife,...