Q and A: Sweet and spicy pickles, planting potatoes, and planting fruit bushes
Sweet and spicy pickles
What I would like is a recipe for sweet and spicy pickles. My husband and I were at a flea market in Abilene, Texas and bought a jar from a vendor....
Q and A: Italian tree tomatoes and Hopi Pale Grey squash
Italian tree tomatoes
I just now read your blog about the Italian tree tomatoes. They sound wonderful! This is one I have to try. We have had similar luck with Great White tomatoes -- huge...
Will’s friend, Christian, joins our homestead
Christian had been planning on attending our seminar. But when he was suddenly faced with a housing screw-up, we invited him to join us for however long he wished to stay. Will and I...
Q and A: pressure canner trouble and planting heirloom vegetables
Pressure canner trouble
I ordered a Presto canner and tried it out first to make sure I could keep the pressure at 10 lbs as required. I didn't have much luck. I did more research...
Q and A: planting by the moon and storing whole wheat pasta
Planting by the moon
Do you plant by the moon? When I do, sometimes the weather is bad so when I wait for the weather to clear, the time has passed.
Julie F.
Sunnyside, Washington
No, I don't....