Q and A: canning potatoes with their skins on and how to tell when...
Canning potatoes with their skins on
This year we had quite a drought and I have many tiny potatoes to deal with. Is it ok to can them with their skins on? I really...
Will’s finally here and we’re getting lots done
Will finally got here Saturday after several plane problems. I thought he'd "take a day off," but he was rarin' to get started on the addition. So he started off by wiring the whole...
It’s cloudy, but the rain stopped
Thank God! It's so much nicer to bring in a bounteous harvest when we're not wading through wet weeds (yep, we've got 'em) and leaves. I've been busy canning more sweet corn and another...
It’s being “one of those” gardening years
Normally, we have a struggle with one or two things. But this year, it seems like we're having lots of issues we normally don't have. First, was the torrential rain, then the constant rain....
With the heat and wind, there are some bad forest fires around the north...
Fortunately for us, they aren't close, nor are we in any danger from them. But one has already burned 15,000 acres and 144 structures and shows no containment, despite heroic efforts from planes, choppers,...