I’m finally done planting inside
With the planting of the Glass Gem popcorn, which is a 110-day crop for us, indoors to get a good start on our all-to-short growing season, I'm finished planting seeds inside! What a relief....
I think I’m finally done planting indoors
Whew! I keep thinking I'm done, then I plant more. I can't seem to help myself, considering the prices at the grocery stores for sub-prime foods. Today, I planted another flat of lettuce and...
Blueberries are ripe!
I've been watching the wild blueberries since spring. Last year, after suffering that cold winter with drought and no snow cover, many of the bushes died back and those left didn't produce enough to...
The horse pasture gets a renovation
You'll remember that last fall when Will was here for a two week visit, he took our bulldozer and rough-cleared 2/3 of our horse pasture (which had been young poplar woods before that). During...
Q and A: New garden area, Thanks for video, and Canning butter
New garden area
We are in the process of buying our little homestead. It was previously used for haying. I think the ground has been somewhat depleted and I want to turn a lot of...