Q and A: jar sizes in canner and harvesting asparagus
Jar sizes in canner
I have a question concerning jars. Today I was putting up potatoes in qt. wide mouth jars. Ran short by one...
It’s still frigid, but we’re still plugging along
For instance, last night it was -40° F and yesterday, our high was -24° F. Hey, it keeps northern Minnesota under-populated … But I...
Only in northern Minnesota
We think only here can you have 92° F one day and two days later have to rush around protecting frost sensitive plants from...
Our hens are starting to lay
I just went out to gather eggs as my girls are really kicking production into high gear. I have to laugh — I've got...
Harvest time starts in earnest
Although we have been harvesting for a couple months now, including our asparagus and rhubarb, not to mention lettuce, radishes, pigweed, and lamb's quarter,...