Harvest time is here — big time
Boy, are things ever getting ripe. I'm hurrying to get the early tomatoes seeded to save their seeds. So far the early winners this year are: Earlibell, Italian Paste, Morovsky Div, Silvery Fir Tree,...
Q and A: refrigerator pickles and slow germinating carrots
Refrigerator pickles
Here is a recipe I really like for Refrigerator Pickles. Can I put these in a water bath or canner to preserve? Or does that change the way they taste?
6-7 sliced cucumbers
1 med....
We love off-season canning!
Most folks think of canning as only something you do in the fall when harvest is in. Sure, I do a lot more canning then, as I'm bringing in tons (literally) of ripe tomatoes,...
We had a unique visitor today
Normally, along with our daily work of feeding chickens, watering cows, making hay, and pulling weeds in our gardens, we get occasional visits from folks wanting to buy seeds, take a tour of our...
The pin cherries are ripe
We've been watching the pin cherries on our ridge for several weeks, and finally they are ripe. The birds have been getting into them, so we decided we'd better get out and pick before...