Our peppers are up and growing; I’ll plant tomatoes tomorrow!
I planted 16 different varieties of peppers two weeks and three days ago. Today, 90% of them are up and growing, as well as my petunias. I want both of these to be quite...
Sun and warmer weather
It sure makes a difference in both what you get done in a day and how you feel if it's sunny and warm. Of course when the sun's out, our solar panels are charging...
Our weather feels like fall now
And I have a beaver report. The beavers in our pond say we'll have a pretty "normal" winter with plenty of cold and snow, although not as bad as last winter. We'll see how...
Q and A: canning pokeweed and thinning corn plants
Canning pokeweed
My husband was wondering if it is possible to can pokeweed? We usually eat it like spinach after blanching and draining twice, or else fry the stems in flour and butter. I never...
We are getting badly needed rain
Just in time, Will got our square bales of hay in the barn, with the help of friends, Mike and Jason, who came for a visit. We have a teenage girl, Charis, daughter of...