Where oh where did the ProMix go?
I've used ProMix potting soil for years now to start and transplant my seeds and seedlings. I was getting a little low on stockpiled soil, so I went to Menards to buy some more....
We have water!
When you live off grid, you need to learn to color outside the lines. Our water lines, both from our new well at the barn and our house well, froze and we were without...
Q and A: bean seeds not sprouting and re-canning black olives
Bean seeds not sprouting
I am having my green beans to sprout. I have planted them 2 times and still not popping. The are new seeds from a name brand company this year. I planted...
Leave it to the baby goats to find the first green grass
Our baby goats are getting fat and feisty. Although they are nearly too big to fit through the stock panel squares, they wiggle and push until they can get out and explore. They are...
Q and A: Ball canning lids, pruning apple trees with fire blight, wine yeast,...
Ball canning lids
I was reading on the internet where Ball has changed their procedures on their new canning lids. It seems that you no longer simmer the lids. To do so, now often causes...