Q and A: Compost freezing, Tattler lids, and dirty windows

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Compost freezing We are in Colorado near the mountains. We have many bags of excess compost/steer manure from when we purchased and had trees planted...

The sun’s out and the sandhill cranes are flying

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I was standing by the cow corral gate, waiting for Will to come with the tractor and another big round bale of hay when...

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...

Q and A: watering in hoop houses, blackberry syrup, and oven canning

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Watering in hoop houses and blackberry syrup Since we've had two summers of extremely hot, dry weather, I think the hoop houses might be the...

We’re in danger of wildfires

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As it's been unseasonably hot, breezy, and very dry, we're in extreme danger of experiencing a wildfire. Of course, we're always very careful of...