Minnesota’s two seasons: winter and getting ready for winter!
It's been said that in Minnesota we have just two seasons, winter and getting ready for winter. We smirk when we hear that, but it's kind of true, especially for us who live...
With rain in the forecast, we worked extra hard yesterday
We've been kind of dry for the past several days, which was a blessing, as we could plant, plant, plant. We're pretty sore but got in more pole beans and seven 80-foot rows of...
Q and A: Canning duck eggs and planting peach trees
Canning duck eggs
Can duck eggs be canned the same as chicken eggs?
Linda Fisher
Klamath, California
By "canned," I'm assuming that you're meaning canned pickled eggs? If that's the case, yes, you can. It doesn't matter what...
It’s sunny and warm!
Finally, our cold snap has broken. I'm running around outside in a T-shirt. Hooray! I have to laugh at our wild turkey hen. At first she was terribly shy, running off when I got...
Well, it froze!
We knew it was only a matter of time and the weather forecast called for a freeze warning for our area. So, taking no chances, we picked and picked, mostly tomatoes and peppers, as...