Holy cow, are we ever busy right now!
People ask us what we do with our spare time and we just blink and say "sleep." Honestly, there is no spare time, as we're going crazy, planting. After all, two old timers hand-planting...
Our dry weather continues
Boy, we could sure use some rain! The upside of this dryness is that we've got all the gardens tilled up twice, with manure spread in between tillings. As Will and I do nearly...
Q and A: canning nopales and vitamin C to keep fruit fresh
Canning nopales
Do you have any information on canning nopales? What about dehydrating?
Shirley Sandquist
Elwood, Illinois
Nopales (or prickly pear cactus pads) are best canned as pickled. A simple pickling solution made of 1 cup white vinegar...
We enjoyed another fantastic family day out at Byrns Greenhouse
For the last 11 or so years, as much of our family as possible met at the Byrns Greenhouse near Zim, Minnesota, for our family buy-them-out-of-flowers day. Okay, so it seems to me! As...
With dry weather, we’re getting lots done
All of our vegetable seeds that get planted inside have been planted. Now, we're busy outside. Yesterday, Will tilled the Main Garden with the little Kubota. As there are tight areas, you have to...