Q and A: planting carrots and possible cross pollination in squash
Planting carrots
What is the best way to plant carrots? I have not had much luck lately.
Benay Cole
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Carrots can be a little finicky,...
With warmer weather we’ve been busy
Of course, that's nothing new, but it is so nice to be outside on nice days. Our fruit trees are budding, including the Chestnut...
Q and A: canned sweet peppers, mold in houseplants, and growing asparagus
Canned sweet peppers
Last summer I wanted to preserve some roasted sweet peppers by canning. I followed the method where you roast them, remove the...
Finally, spring is here!
After the second longest winter in northern Minnesota history, spring is finally here. Our temperature today is a sunny 50 and the snow and...