We’re racing to get finished planting before the next wave of rains come
Will tilled the old pig pen with our Troy-Bilt and we planted our open pollinated Seneca Sunrise sweet corn, which Will has bred from hybrid to open-pollinated, and several rows of Howden pumpkin. The...
Q and A: frozen melon and canning hominy
Frozen melon
Our cantaloupe produced wonderfully last summer. My wife was able to freeze a bunch of it. My wife uses the frozen melon in smoothies and ice cream and such. But we still have...
Hot, hot, and hotter
Okay, I'll admit it's not really that hot, compared to the heat in the South. But for Northern Minnesota, it's been hot and muggy at times. Luckily, the garden loves it and is doing...
Q and A: Canning frozen blueberries and Stacking jars in the canner
Canning frozen blueberries
Could you tell me if you can can frozen blueberries. I have a lot of frozen blueberries, that I would like to can because my freezer just went out and I need...
We froze out last night
Not only did we have a frost, but it was also a deep freeze, with temps down to the very low twenties! We knew it was coming and picked nearly everything in the garden,...