Oh my! I have to can up a freezer full soon
I thought that Will had the meat from our two steers all sold. But he doesn't and a half of one of them has to stay in our freezer as the buyers are going...
Despite rain and snow, the greenhouse gets built
Our friends, Mike and Dara, came yesterday to help out. While Dara and I packaged seeds, Mike and Will set about putting the polycarbonate on the remaining side of the new greenhouse. It went...
Q and A: saving seeds from beans, canning mayonnaise, and saving Hopi Pale Grey...
Saving seeds from green beans
I know you can let green beans go to seed and save the seed. My question is: Are they as nutritious as say Pinto beans? Can they be made into...
When it’s raining outside, I’m working inside
The greenhouse heater is pretty much running non-stop as our weather has turned colder, so I'm trying like mad to get the squash in it seeded out before we have to buy more propane....
Q and A: planting carrots and possible cross pollination in squash
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, but they are definitely do-able. Don't plant them too early,...