We’re putting the garden to bed for the winter, but we’re still harvesting

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Although we're hauling compost down to our garden by the tractor load, we're still busily harvesting. I just finished the Swiss Chard. I plant...

Our latest snow is helping fix last year’s drought

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Although we were really ready for all the snow to be gone and woke up to two more inches and falling snow this morning,...

Q and A: baby Lima beans not producing and weather-predicting beavers

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Baby Lima beans not producing Have you ever had a problem with baby limas (we call them butterbeans here in Virginia) not producing pods? I...

The beetles are here

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No, not the Beatles. These are Blister beetles, and they are eating the tar out of our potato vines! I first saw them when...

Our seeds are growing like mad

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Once again, after starting our seeds in smaller, deep containers, covered with plastic bread wrappers, I put them in our little portable indoor greenhouse...