We’ve been haying for a week straight; only two more fields to go and...
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...
The cows got into our pumpkin/corn patch
Yesterday Will was bulldozing the horse manure in the horse pasture where we feed round bales all winter up into a compost pile. He noticed that the cows seemed to be too far north...
Q and A: sweet potatoes and chicken feed
Sweet potatoes
I left some sweet potatoes in the garden, thinking since they were under ground, I could just harvest them as I needed them, regardless of freezing. Wrong! I didn't put any straw on...
Reader’s Question: Seed exchange
I was hoping you knew of a good seed exchange/ seed swap either over the net, through a mail service or seed company. If not Backwoods home should start one.
David Kleis
Kennwick, WA
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Q and A: pickling solution, melted plastic in the garden, and preserving grapes
Pickling solution
I've been canning a lot of pickle goods, Sw. Relish, Garlic Dills, Sw. Pickle Chips, etc. I have a lot of Sw. Pickling broth left from the last batch I did and it...