Q and A: saving squash seeds and canning on a glass-top range
Saving squash seeds
Seeds arrived this week. Thanks so much. I have been growing Hopi from Baker Creek. If these are different I will know. I only plant Hopi here at home and other cucubrits...
Q and A: storing dehydrated foods and saving seeds
Storing dehydrated foods
I have many #10 cans of beans, rice, oatmeal, and many more of dehydrated foods. Will they survive storage in an unheated garage in Maine? (Yes, below zero in wintertime) I like...
Finally we’re coming to an end with our planting
After weeks of planting, mostly by hand or using the push-type Earthway seeder, I'm about finished. All I've got left to plant are some onions and flowers I started inside. I'll bet I've walked...
My daughter from India, now living in Ohio, is here for a visit
We picked her up down at son, Bill's on Thursday and drove on home after a nice visit there. She's not a dog/cat person, so we all had to do some adjusting, including the...
Will and I both have the flu
Two weeks ago, Ashley and David (like everyone we know) had the bug that's been going around; coughing, runny nose, aches and pains. Will and I thought we had escaped. But I was in...