We are harvesting like mad — rain and snow in the forecast

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Even with the sprained ankle, I'm pulling in beans, beans, and more beans. When I can't do that anymore, I seed out tomatoes so...

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,...

We got our Bliss Triumph seed potatoes from Alaska

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We've been searching and searching for Grandpa Eddy's wonderful Bliss Triumph potatoes he grew in the Gallatin Valley, in Montana. A wonderful reader had...

Whew, even we are getting pretty tired of sub-zero temperatures

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For the last two weeks, we've been confronted by a period of really cold weather. For instance, on Friday, our high was -18! And...

A good-hearted homesteader desperately needs your help

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I'm not a person who ever asks for serious help for myself. But here goes: Our wonderful apprentice, Alisha, lives in northern Wisconsin with...