This should be a good year for fruit
Most of our wild and tame fruits have flowered without a freeze this year and as I closely examined several trees/bushes, I can see little swollen bumps that show that they are forming fruit....
Q and A: caterpillars on dill plants and Fairs and Expos in the midwest
Caterpillars on dill plants
Again I am requesting your experienced answer concerning our garden. I have planted a lot of dill for canning but two days ago I discovered large (and some small) yellow and...
Q and A: free-ranging pigs, canned pinto beans, and sunless strawberries
Free-ranging pigs
I remember you telling about a pig that spent the winter free and that it did very well. I wonder what kind of pigs you raise and do you think I could raise...
With this unseasonably warm weather, we’re getting a lot done
Usually at this time of the year, we have feet of snow still on the ground, plus huge snowplow mounds on the edges of the front yard and flower beds next to the driveway....
We’ve got a frost warning for Friday night
Holy cow, from the eighties down to 33 degrees F, forecast for Friday night/Saturday morning. It's been a very challenging summer for the gardens so far and we sure didn't need that. We've still...