Q and A: Gardening and farm questions
Breeding chickens
I have been wanting to start raising my own Cornish-rock Cross chickens, but was not sure where to begin, which breed for the hen and rooster? Also you mentioned breeding back; can you...
We hit 24 degrees last night
And yes, we had frost — again! We knew it was coming so yesterday we harvested beans like crazy; Will did two five-gallon buckets full and I did four. Then we were up until...
We had a sad week with a friend’s passing
When you live in a close rural community, not only do you have close friends, but unfortunately, you also see some of them pass on. It was such with our friend, Jerry Yourczek our...
Q and A: aquaponics and medical help in a rural area
Aquaponics
I have become intrigued by something called Aquaponics. I do not recall this subject being discussed in any previous articles, and have been unable to find anything in the magazine indexes. Can you tell...
Three feet of snow, -5 F, and I’m starting to plant
Now that may sound totally crazy (especially when our last spring frost date is around June 12th or so. But there are a few crops that need to be started early. One of these...