You know the old saying “It never rains but it pours”
That's just what's going on here on the homestead. Will worked on the broken-down Oliver tractor all day Saturday in the snow and got absolutely nowhere. Then, on Sunday, he figured out how to...
Q and A: velvet beans and tomato cages
Velvet beans
Will velvet beans cross with Louisiana Purple Pod and Rattlesnake pole (green) beans?
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Velvet beans are Mucuna pruriens where Louisiana Purple Pods are Phaseolus vulgaris, or common bean like the Rattlesnake bean. So...
I’m canning nearly every day now
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...
I’m still planting garden and Will’s working on our new front porch … among...
I'm still planting, planting, planting. Yesterday I set out our final (maybe!) tomato plants, tilled a spot for a long bean row, and helped Will stretch the plastic skin over our old hoop house...
Things are pretty normal lately
Will's been having good luck haying and is out today, baling up two nice fields, trying to get it done before it rains this afternoon. We're not complaining about the rain though, as we...