Frost!

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Yep, we had it -- a killing frost. With night temps dipping into the twenties, the garden got fried. Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, beans, and corn look so sad, all blackened and droopy. But, luckily,...

Q and A: excess potatoes, problem with chickens, and cheese from store-bought milk

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Excess potatoes My dad just received 250 lbs of free potatoes. We have given a lot of them to family and friends but still have way too many. Is there any way to freeze them...

Q and A: Horsetail weed and snakes

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Horsetail weed I would like to know if you know how to get rid of horsetail weed in the garden. Have tried everything but keeps coming back. Recently heard that lime may do the trick....

We’re digging potatoes today, with a new family member

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It's unseasonably warm today, sunny and 75 degrees. A perfect day to get those potatoes out of the ground and down in the basement. But first we had to haul out all of the...

We’re making hay while the sun shines

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We've finally been given a week's worth of nice sunny weather so we're making good use of it. Yesterday Will baled 14 big round bales and a wagonload plus a truckload of square bales...