Rain, rain, go away; little Jackie wants to play
Yep, it's raining again. (At least our orchard, grapes, and berry patch will go into the winter well-watered!) Luckily, we have our front porch. I've started shelling our corn varieties, having gotten the Painted...
We’ve finally got spring. Again.
After seemingly a month's worth of cloudy, cool days and rain, it is finally starting to feel more like May. My daffodils are going totally crazy. The first ones I planted have multiplied and...
We had a big freeze, but the harvest goes on as usual
You know that "frost" warning I told you about? Well, we did the usual; covered the tomato and pepper plants...I didn't have enough tarps for everything... Then just before dark, I turned on the...
Q&A: Buckwheat yeast pancake recipe, Canning potatoes with onions, and Weeds
Buckwheat yeast pancake recipe
Hi Jackie,
I am looking for a good yeast based buckwheat pancake recipe. My father use to make a good buckwheat pancake when I was a child about 60 years ago but...
We have been busy with more planting
Krystal and I planted three rows of Howden pumpkins (C. pepo) and two rows of Atlantic Giant pumpkins (C. maxima) in the old pig pasture. Then we went out in the new "garden" and...