Happy Spring!

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I had a doctor's appointment this morning and he gave me his blessing to put off the surgery until later this spring so I...

I canned on my new stove for the first time

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What a trip! The stove heated perfectly even though I had to light it with a lighter not the electronic ignition. (Still don't have...

We finally had our big freeze

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Sunday night, it dropped down to 27 degrees F. A clear sky made it inevitable. Bummer! Luckily, we had already rushed around and gotten...

Q and A: planting carrots and possible cross pollination in squash

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Planting carrots What is the best way to plant carrots? I have not had much luck lately. Benay Cole Granite Falls, Minnesota Carrots can be a little finicky,...

The peppers are coming up

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After only five days, our peppers are popping up. Literally — they just show their "backs," then up they pop. Yesterday I took some...