The pin cherries are ripe; jelly tonight!
Once again, I've been racing the cedar waxwings to the beautiful crop of wild pin cherries on the edges of our driveway. It's hard to be mad at those gorgeous masked birds, even when...
Q and A: when to harvest cabbage and conserving water
When to harvest cabbage
I'm growing cabbage this year for the first time. It's growing great, but I didn't think it was ready to be picked yet. The green heads are pretty big; the red...
Canning tomatoes, growing potatoes, and ham and beans recipe
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes for the first time. We are blanching the tomatoes and peeling the skin off but leaving them whole and packing in the jars (JET setters - Celebrities - Early...
Hey, spring’s just around the corner (isn’t it?)
Spring must be getting closer because I'm getting lots of seed catalogs. I've already gotten some of my favorites such as Pinetree Garden Seeds, Totally Tomatoes, and today, my favorite of favorites, Baker Creek...
It’s amazing what a little manure will do!
A year ago, my friend, Jeri, gave me two rhubarb roots. They started nicely, but did not get very large during the summer. I hauled a trailer load of rotted manure down to the...