I almost lost Will on Friday!
Okay, it was Friday the 13th … He had taken a big round bale out to the cows in the North pasture and had come back though the pipe gate, parked the tractor on...
Beautiful, warm fall day
I just took a cruise around the gardens and really enjoyed the fragrance of fall leaves. The maples are turning color and other trees and plants are starting to show some fall colors. It's...
We had 30 degrees F for an hour
As we had a very long window of preparation, we were able to do a lot to be prepared for the frost we felt was inevitable. We picked tomatoes for three days, ending up...
We’ve got a frost warning for Friday night
Holy cow, from the eighties down to 33 degrees F, forecast for Friday night/Saturday morning. It's been a very challenging summer for the gardens so far and we sure didn't need that. We've still...
Harvest is chugging right along
Will picked tons of Dragon Tongue snap beans, the third picking off that 50-foot row and I was busy for three days, canning them all up. Each day I got 28 pints! Our pantry...