We knew rain was headed our way, so we planted, planted, planted
Yesterday was a butt buster, for sure. It was a beautiful, partly cloudy day in the sixties, but rain was forecast for today. So, both Will and I were very busy gardening. I set...
Well, I’m back in the saddle again
Following my knee replacement, it's taken a little longer than I'd thought to get back at normal life. The first week after surgery, I was graced with a period of intense vomiting. Turned out...
And you think YOU’VE got weeds?
A lot of folks have the very mistaken notion that Will and Jackie have these perfect gardens with no weeds. Ha ha ha! Especially this year, we sure have plenty of them. The pigweed...
Well, Minnesota is due to go into lockdown Friday morning
We knew it was coming since Michigan and Wisconsin ended up doing that recently as the Covid-19 virus increased in strength. So we sold packages of seeds to a local fellow who wanted to...
Q and A: picking green beans and feeding bad food to chickens
Picking green beans
When picking beans, do you pick them with the stem attached or with the stem removed? I know when cleaning them I take them off. I just don't want to hurt my...