Even though it’s going to be twenty below tonight, I’m starting peppers
February weather in northern Minnesota can be huge swings between thawing and sunny, to blustery and sub zero. Tonight and tomorrow night, they're calling...
Our pigs love harvest time!
Although our pigs have been getting garden waste since mid-summer, it consisted mainly of hail-damaged tomatoes, rodent-chewed melons and squash, weeds, and other such...
Due to our crazy summer weather, we’re in full planting mode
The weather is usually a lot cooler this time of the year with frosts at night. But this year we went right into summer...
Q and A: canner weights and Hopi Pale Grey squash
Canner weights
I have found a number of canning recipes requiring 11 pounds pressure. My canner has a 5, 10 or 15 pound weight. Should...
We’re planting, planting, planting like mad
It's supposed to rain Friday through Tuesday. And as this is the first rain we've had for days, we sure want to get planted...