Our orchard is looking good
Two years ago, we planted several Hansen's bush cherries. I'd seen pictures, but know the pictures weren't of Hansen's bush cherries, so I never knew what they were actually like. Well, now we know!...
Q and A: cleaning eggs, planting under a tree, and spilled lamp oil
Cleaning eggs
I am getting chickens in the spring! first time! And I was wondering, how do you clean your eggs before you put them away or sell them or give them to neighbors? I...
It’s mid-forties but cloudy and misty today
Today Will's out in our north woods, cutting a trail through the trees to a huge white pine he cut two days ago. The pine had been leaning, more and more over the past...
Propane generator, Canning chicken, Tomatoes and powdery mildew, and Bad timer
Propane generator
Can you recommend a propane generator and set up with a 500 to 1000 gallon tank? After the research with other fuels, this type of fuel seems less complicated than gas or diesel,...
Even though it’s going to be twenty below tonight, I’m starting peppers
February weather in northern Minnesota can be huge swings between thawing and sunny, to blustery and sub zero. Tonight and tomorrow night, they're calling for the latter, dipping down to twenty below. Brrrrrrr. But...