Lots of harvesting going on now
Not only are our tomatoes going great guns so I can bring in baskets full every day, but the peppers are starting to ripen. I'm not canning tomato recipes yet so I'm grinding and...
Q and A: damaged apple trees and freezing beans and rice
Damaged apple trees
We planted two dwarf apple trees three springs ago and took care to protect them from critters. This winter the snow was pretty deep and we think rabbits ate the bark above...
Q and A: pickling solution, melted plastic in the garden, and preserving grapes
Pickling solution
I've been canning a lot of pickle goods, Sw. Relish, Garlic Dills, Sw. Pickle Chips, etc. I have a lot of Sw. Pickling broth left from the last batch I did and it...
Did I mention it’s raining?
Yep, it's still raining. Boy, is this getting old! It did kind of quit on Sunday so I went out and dug the last of our potatoes. I had to dry them on the...
We’re all growing webbed feet
This year is kind of a repeat of last summer's rainy weather, although not so much rain at one time. Two days ago, we put 175 square bales in the barn, working till nearly...