Q and A: growing rhubarb and Zone 3 apricots
Growing rhubarb
Two days ago snow and hard freeze overnight, and now 70 degrees! I am growing rhubarb for the first time ever, and I see how the leaves grow but does it ever flower?...
Summer seems to have arrived
We know summer hasn't really arrived -- there's still a good chance of frost around the corner. So while the apple trees are blooming like mad, I'm continuing to plant crops like late-season pumpkins,...
The sun is slowly melting our snowbanks
It's amazing how much better you feel when the sun is shining brightly, and the eaves are dripping steadily! Even more, my 3-year-old amaryllis from Walmart is blooming yet again — and I give...
Spring inside, but it’s still winter outside
Last night it was -26 degrees, clear and cold, cold. But the greenhouse stayed 55 degrees all night and this morning when I went out there for kindling for the wood stove, I noticed...
Are we having fun yet?
Well, yes, actually. We're still drywalling and mudding. But the good news is that we also have our new woodstove hooked up and heating! And it does a good job, too. We even took...