When you make hay with old farm equipment, you have parts that wear out
We were haying a few days ago. It was hot and I was making the last swing on the last side of the field with the baler. Will and Eric were on the wagon,...
We have a new four-wheeler
Our old four wheeler died and we sure missed it a lot. No, it wasn't a "toy." We used it on the homestead for everything from hauling in firewood to seeding our pastures. We...
Q&A: Transplanting tomatoes & Trimming tough hooves
Transplanting tomatoes
I tried transplanting tomato plants last year with little success. What vegetable plants transplant from indoor starts well and is there something I should have done to the tomatoes to help them adjust...
Due to the cold spring, we’re behind in planting
Behind, but daily getting more planted. We now have all of our tomatoes in the ground! Yea! Not all of them are mulched, staked, and caged, however. But we're slowly getting there — while...
It’s gloomy and misty outside
So, I'm trying to tie up all the outside loose ends. I picked all the Striped Sugar Rush Peach and Sugar Rush Peach hot peppers in the south hoop house and am going back...