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...
Our new garden is now tilled and planted
On Tuesday Will took the Ford tractor out into our new sand garden (now the official name) and began to till. The very back and lower end were wet due to the inch of...
We count our blessings as Christmas nears
We're really grateful for so many different things. We are grateful for each other and for this wonderful homestead that just keeps getting better every day.
When I think of moving here in 2003, in...
Our drought is getting very serious
We still haven't had a good rain. Some nearby towns have put outdoor use (watering lawns or washing cars) water restrictions in place and a few people's wells have gone dry. The trees in...
The Wolf garden annex is almost ready to fence
Will has been busy working and re-working the ground in the new garden we've named the "Wolf Annex" as it is right next to the "old" Wolf garden. He's gotten all the rocks, boulders,...