I got the ProMix problem solved
A friend had told me that Menards had a potting mix called Sunshine #4 that she bought, and she really liked it. So, when Will and I were in Virginia (Minnesota), we went to...
We all had a very happy Mother’s Day
As in our past, which has now become a family tradition, we spent the morning of Mother's Day at Byrnes Greenhouse in Zim, Minnesota. We meet up and visit while picking out a cartload...
Our cold winter is here
After such nice a week or two, winter's back. Last night it was down to 12° F with a thirty-mile-an-hour wind. I'm so glad Will and I hurried to get ready. We sure are...
There was a terrible error in my latest tomato article in Backwoods Home Magazine
I was having a hard time sleeping the night before last due to pain in my knees from over-doing it. (Yes, they're better but when I push them, they react!) I'd just gotten my...
Fall rains have begun
After several nice, sunny days with temps in the high fifties and even sixty yesterday, we woke up to rain. Yuck. But we had a nice week, last week. We even got to visit...





