Q and A: source for nut trees and harvesting squash and watermelons
Source for nut trees
Could you help with a source for nut trees that would grow in the northern Midwest? I live in Illinois on the Wisconsin border and would like to get some nut...
Snow’s coming … too soon
We heard the dreaded four letter word: snow! And eight inches plus is forecast. In Northern Minnesota, that means it'll probably stick all winter. This will most likely be our first permanent snowfall (which...
We’re getting so much done
With Alisha's cheerful and enthusiastic help, we're sure getting a lot done this summer. Like I've said, she's a whirlwind berry picker/garden harvester. Yesterday she picked the Provider beans again and got a huge,...
Q and A: Bread in a jar and mastitis
Bread in a jar
I recently watched a cooking show where the chef made an applesauce quick bread that he baked in a wide mouth pint jar. He greased the jar, filled it about half...
Q and A: Canning pea soup, cleaning chicken eggs, and hamburger rocks
Canning pea soup and cleaning chicken eggs
I have 2 questions:
#1. I just canned some green pea soup. I followed the directions on-line for canning dried beans. My beans ended up in the bottom of...