We may be in northern Minnesota, but we’ve already got tomatoes on the vine!

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Okay, okay, so the plants are in containers. I cannot tell a lie. When it was time to transplant the tomatoes and peppers this spring I planted a dozen in large pots. So while...

The wheat is heading out and the black raspberries are ripe

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With the rain we've had, along with the hot weather, our whole homestead is booming. Yesterday, I went out to the orchard to cut the goats an armload of oats and clover from the...

Still raining but I just made the best salsa

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A good friend of mine in Wyoming had gotten some sundried tomatoes from a market, from Turkey. She asked me if I thought the seeds would grow. I didn't know for sure, but she...

We’ve been haying for a week straight; only two more fields to go and...

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It's been sunny and hot. Perfect haying weather ... although it was hot when I was on the tractor, baling yesterday and the temp hit 92 degrees. I've also been trying to put up beans...

Q and A: planting cole crops and blight resistant tomatoes

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Planting cole crops For several years I have tried my hand at planting cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts from seeds purchased from Baker Creek. Every year the plants are very small and most never...