Fall harvest means piles of vegetables in the whole house
We have been harvesting like mad — tomatoes, corn, squash, and pumpkins — fearing a frost will pop up unexpectedly. And, as I'm going in for knee surgery tomorrow for my meniscus tears, I...
In between rains we’ve been working in the garden
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...
Spencer had surgery
Our faithful "BIG DOG" Black Lab, has Spencer, had a tumor on his hind leg. Although it was relatively small and didn't seem attached, we opted to just leave it alone. But over the...
It’s still hot but we did get a third of an inch of rain.
Planting is continuing every day as we have so much ground that is garden now. Our wonderful apprentice, Ashley, has been planting our overflow peppers in the North garden and mulching crops ranging from...
Q and A: Gallon storage jars, pressure canning pumpkin, and rocky dirt
Gallon storage jars
I finally have a copy of "Recession Proof Your Pantry" and am now looking for a reliable source for sealable gallon-size glass storage jars. Do you have any recommendations? The jars in...