Q and A: baby Lima beans not producing and weather-predicting beavers
Baby Lima beans not producing
Have you ever had a problem with baby limas (we call them butterbeans here in Virginia) not producing pods? I have great vines but no pods at all. This is...
It’s barely spring and we are starting to put up next winter’s wood
All last winter, David went out to a nearby clearcut and hauled wood home. It's great wood; ash and birch, primarily. Nice hardwood! We had plenty for last winter, but we...
I’m back to the living again
Yep, Will got the solar powered golf cart working for me. I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate that and use it every single day. Yes, I do walk and exercise...
Q and A: saving pumpkin seeds, burning garden debris, and runny egg whites
Saving pumpkin seeds
I would like to save seeds from Amish Pie Pumpkins we plan to grow this summer. I bought a packet this year (at a big box hardware store) and it has...
So far we’ve had a great fruit harvest
Besides harvesting many wild pin cherries and chokecherries, the wild plums are coming on like mad. Not to mention our own tame fruit. We've been especially thrilled with our Hansen's Bush Cherries. The fruit...