Planting trees

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Reader’s Questions: Canning dried beans I Need a few tips on canning beans. The dried kind, soaked, then placed in jars and pressure processed. I did some, but had to guess at the amount of beans...

The barn is coming right along

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Will is making terrific strides with our new barn. Unfortunately, Eric couldn't work with him these past few days so he's been doing it mostly alone with a little help from David before he...

I got the ProMix problem solved

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A friend had told me that Menards had a potting mix called Sunshine #4 that she bought, and she really liked it. So, when Will and I were in Virginia (Minnesota), we went to...

I’m canning nearly every day now

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Our beans are in! And so are our peppers. This year I'm making batch after batch of Cowboy Candy, a candied jalapeño. Wow, are they ever good and really not all that hot. Especially...

Today I saw our first pussy willows!

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Driving into town today, I spotted pussy willows out on a bush that is always the very first in the area. I always watch that bush as when they finally pop out, it gives...