QandA: Planting in zone 3, Canning thawed food, and Dandelions
Planting in Zone 3
My first order (of a few) has come in of perishable tree roots and plants -- asparagus roots, strawberries, and grapes. They for the most part have the instructions to plant...
Winter sure is hanging on this year
Last night it dropped to -27° F and to tell the truth, that's getting a little old! But today it's sunny and the temperature just made 11° F, so Will fired up the diesel...
My first flowers are blooming
Well, okay, they are the Amaryllis I bought before Christmas. But as much as we enjoy and need bright colors this time of the year, they were well worth the price. So far, I've...
Between raindrops, Will gets the tiller fixed
We've been having a real rainy mid-May with flash flood warnings on the weather radio nearly every day. Luckily when we picked out our homestead land it was on high ground with absolutely no...
We have a new calf
For two days now, we've been getting a very nice rain. So far we've gotten a little more than half an inch and it's still raining. Hooray! Our fields and pastures, not to mention...