Roses in the middle of a Minnesota winter?
Yep. You see, my son, David, got me three rose bushes for Mother's Day this year. Unfortunately, they were Zone 5 tea roses and wouldn't survive here in northern Minnesota, in Zone 3, even...
What do you get when you cross a Hopi Pale Grey and a Marina...
Nothing like you'd imagine! Hopi Pale Grey is football shaped with a "belly button" on the blossom end. Marina Di Chioggia is pumpkin shaped, dark green and warted. My friend grew the two C....
Q and A: Keeping stored foods cool, Canning sweet corn, Drying yellow squash, and...
Keeping stored foods cool, Canning sweet corn, Drying yellow squash
We’re finally fixing to build a large pantry in our closed-in garage and we will be insulating with styrofoam. Hubby thought that maybe venting it...
The meat canning is finally done
Today, we were kind of taking a rest after working so hard yesterday and the day before. Will had been readying the gardens for applying manure and tilling while I was busy canning up...
Our last calf has just been born
We have been expecting this calf to come any day — since last month! So we brought Lady into the training ring, where she would have a nice barn and we could watch her...