Now it’s snow, snow, and more snow
That's what I get for complaining about all the rain we got in October and the first week in November. So, yes, the rain did stop; it froze and is now snow! You thought...
Tomato time!
With all of our peppers up, it's time for tomatoes. This year I planted more than 288 tomatoes. Of that number, there are 50 new varieties and 20 of our old standbys that we...
We’re digging potatoes today, with a new family member
It's unseasonably warm today, sunny and 75 degrees. A perfect day to get those potatoes out of the ground and down in the basement. But first we had to haul out all of the...
The sun’s out and the birds are singing
Well, at least some of the birds are singing. Our temperatures are in a warming trend now and boy are we ever glad. We're already into our second year's firewood. (We try to keep...
Q and A: baby Lima beans not producing and weather-predicting beavers
Baby Lima beans not producing
Have you ever had a problem with baby limas (we call them butterbeans here in Virginia) not producing pods? I have great vines but no pods at all. This is...