Q and A: tomato sprouting and homesteader savings

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Tomato sprouting I was wondering if you ever saw a tomato that had a plant of some kind growing out of the fruit itself. I've had two of them from the garden now and am...

Well, today’s high is -9° F

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You can guess we're not doing much besides chores today. But, as spring is coming, I sat down and ordered some more fruit trees from our favorite orchard companies, Fedco Trees and St. Lawrence...

We just got two more projects done before the heat hit

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After hearing reports of intense heat and humidity coming our way, we quickly finished two projects. The first was flat-siding all of the support beams for the hayloft floor of the new barn-in-progress. It...

Q and A: Canning green tomato relish, Fall garden prep, and Pumpkin pie filling

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Canning green tomato relish I am trying to modernize a recipe from a 1934 Watkins Cookbook that makes the best Green Tomato Relish. Here is the recipe: 2 pounds of green tomatoes 1 onion 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup...

The August garden

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