We’re planting, outside and in!
All of a sudden, we've got some warm sunny weather again, and I'm busy planting garden outside. Yesterday, I planted peas and snap peas, and today, I planted six rows of carrots and a...
Are any of you getting tired of winter?
We sure are. Yesterday we got four more inches of snow and it dropped to -21° F last night and the high today is -4. But at least the sun is out and that...
Q and A: Spaghetti squash, trimming tomato vines, and wrong canning time
Spaghetti squash and trimming tomato vines
The spaghetti squash is beginning to turn yellow. When it is almost ready, can I pick it early and let it ripen in the house? Also, some varieties of...
The harvest continues; this time it’s wild plums
This time of year, we're constantly busy harvesting and putting up not only the garden produce but our wild crops as well. Luckily we have many on our homestead and this year we've been...
Q and A: making pickles, preserving squash, and growing squash
Making pickles
Do you have a recipe for making dill cucumbers with lemon juice instead of vinegar? It just sounds healthier, if it is possible.
Nancy Hoppe
Cinebar, Washington
You could use a substitution in your dill pickle...