Freeze!

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Well, it finally happened -- Thursday night it froze. David came over in the afternoon after his college course was finished and helped Will cover what we could, hoping to save at least a...

In between rains we’ve been working in the garden

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Rain, rain, rain, UGH! I've had enough, already. But, hey, it's been good for the garden. We now have thigh high sweet corn, squash and cucumbers that are starting to run, and very nice...

The sun’s out and the birds are singing

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February is half over! Groundhog or not, we're thinking spring around here. Today it was nearly 40 degrees above with the sun out. What a nice day. So Will decided he'd set out a...

It’s amazing what you can see from our new hayloft?

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We have the floor on half of our new hayloft and are starting to sheet in the back wall of the upper part of the storage building. I hadn't been "topside" since the floor...

Q and A: Squash bug control, Air bubbles in canned foods, and Dividing rhubarb

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Squash Bug control I have more plants than I can efficiently hand-patrol apparently. Everyday I search and eliminate the eggs but every year it seems it's an all out battle to save the plants. I've...