Will was busy while I was in Irving, Texas

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While I was at the Self-Reliance Expo over the weekend, speaking and helping out at the Self-Reliance and Backwoods Home Magazine booth, Will kept busy. Not only did he set out 72 tomatoes inside Wall'O...

Q and A: missing seeds, poultry, anthill, and snow sliding off of roof

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Missing seeds Got the seeds yesterday. Thank you bunches. Guess the watermelon seeds must have fallen out of the pack. Oh well, will try them next year. I'll get the tomatoes started tomorrow. Tried your...

Q and A: Chickens in the garden and water blowing out of jars...

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Chickens in the garden I planted a fall crop of spinach and lettuce. We have free range chickens who roam about the garden, etc. Should I wash/soak the spinach and lettuce in vinegar before eating....

Great weekend — got a lot done

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We had a little rain on Saturday, but not much. So this weekend we got a lot done. Will and Krystal moved the big hoop house off of the garden so he could till...

Q and A: canner lid stuck, pantry moths, and contaminated soil

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Canner lid stuck I did a bunch of canning of very cheap ground round and then tried to unlock the canner by turning it and it was stuck tight. I let it cool down a...