We’re still madly harvesting (and having fun)
We're still hauling in our garden treats and enjoying it so much. I still can't get over the productivity of our garden squash patch. I counted over 37 BIG Hopi Pale Grey squash and...
The first crops are coming up
My little new lettuce, spinach, radish, and onions are coming up. It's so exciting, as it's our first annual crop. We do have some walking onions up in the garden, which are great in...
The weather station is posting the F word
No, not that "F" word — frost! Tomorrow night, the temperature is diving down to a forecast of 35 degrees F. That's fine, but we usually have temperatures about 5 degrees colder than what...
Q and A: dwarf fruit trees and refrigerator pickles
Dwarf fruit trees
I want to plant some dwarf fruit trees and I can't find an Arkansas Nursery which sells dwarf trees that are good for the Arkansas Climate. Also could you help with a...
We dodged a big storm
Thankfully our projected freezing rain and 8 inches of snow turned south before reaching us today. That's especially nice as yesterday David was able to throw together his very own storage barn. Well, a...