Haying season is heavily upon us
Now that the rains have finally come and gone, the forecast is for a week of warm, sunny weather. So Will is busy cutting hay. Yesterday he cut for 10 hours straight, doing four...
Q and A: pepper plants and Amish canner
Pepper plants
I'm hoping you can help me with my pepper plants. I've planted several sweet bell peppers and jalapeños this year. Normally I have no trouble and would have been loaded with peppers by...
If you thought we were bushed before…
In spite of all the inches of rain we've been getting lately, our crops are ripening quickly. Every day I'm picking and taking the seed from many different varieties of tomatoes, from the little...
Tomorrow it will be -20 but today it’s spring!
Okay I'll admit I got a little giddy because my liver function tests were hugely improved and I won't have to have surgery! But really, it's just time to start the garden. Kind of. ...
Q and A: putting a pump on a well, tomato hornworms, and bent toes...
Putting a pump on a well
I recently bought a house in Elkhart, Indiana. It had a well. Is there a way I can get it open it and put a hand pump in it?...