Q and A: protecting fruit trees from frost, cloudy jelly, and canning collard greens

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Protecting fruit trees from frost I'm thinking about putting in a couple of apple trees and was wondering how you protect your fruit trees from...

What do you get when you cross a Hopi Pale Grey and a Marina...

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Nothing like you'd imagine! Hopi Pale Grey is football shaped with a "belly button" on the blossom end. Marina Di Chioggia is pumpkin shaped,...

We had a merry Christmas

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On Saturday, my sister, Sue, and nephew, Sean, came up for Christmas as Sean had to work Sunday. David and Sean got to target...

Spring has sprung

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After such a long winter, spring has finally arrived. Our temperatures have been between 35-45° F during the day, but going down to freezing...

We just got a new homestead addition

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A week ago, my darned back went out. I'm not sure why but think it may have happened when I carried a hose and...