Q and A: Canning lime juice and codling moth
Canning lime juice
I was given a whole box of limes which I juiced and wanted to can. But our extension office could not find info on how to do it -- like time. Can...
Another workday at Bill and Kelly’s
We spent another (luckily very nice) fall day down at Bill's, helping sheet his garage addition. One of Bill's friends, Andy Gunderson, volunteered to help and came for the day, too. So Bill, David,...
Q and A: limescale in canner and raccoons in the corn patch
Limescale in canner
I made your V-8 type juice yesterday and it smelled heavenly! However, I had to use a large kettle that I sometimes use for waterbathing to heat all the juice in to...
The harvest continues; this time it’s wild plums
This time of year, we're constantly busy harvesting and putting up not only the garden produce but our wild crops as well. Luckily we have many on our homestead and this year we've been...
Q and A: tomato leaves turning white and adding calcium to tomato plants
Tomato leaves turning white
About a week ago I set out my 50 tomato plants. By the next day the leaves were turning white and falling off. (Same with the peppers.) I'm assuming it's from...