Are any of you suffering from lack of sun?
We were until I came upon some of my photos taken in June! My gosh, the colors just knock us out after a winter of drab and white. Now I really can't wait till...
We were surprised to see a low of 5 degrees F on our weather...
The forecast was to be a high of 35 degrees F today, so when I woke up, I checked the weather station on our shelf, as I always do in the morning. But I...
Q and A: worms in Jerusalem Artichokes and links for canning supplies
Worms in Jerusalem Artichokes
This was my 3rd year of raising Jerusalem Artichokes. I keep them in a raised bed to help keep them from spreading across the garden. This year things got busy and...
Well, winter’s catching up with us a bit.
After all winter with very little snow or cold, a big winter storm is upon us. Well, they say it's a storm, but it's really just snow. It's snowed all day, and we have...
Q and A: Mesquite beans and volunteer potatoes
Mesquite beans
I was just wondering, can you eat mesquite right off the tree, and do they have to be ripe, or does it matter?
Pete
Bowie, Arizona
You can eat green mesquite beans off the tree, cooked...