Q and A: Canning pinto beans and planting asparagus
Canning pinto beans
I received a new All American pressure canner for Christmas and want to do pinto beans in pints for my first batch;...
We’re finally done haying
Will baled up the hay he cut down on our steer pasture below the goat pasture. And out of that used-to-be-swampy, brushy patch of...
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...
Q and A: Jerusalem artichokes and adding lemon juice to tomatoes
Jerusalem artichokes
The Jerusalem Artichokes are taller than I am and I'm looking forward to harvesting them. Do I wait until a hard freeze? Do...
Q and A: pruning zucchini plants and planting fruit trees
Pruning zucchini plants
Both my zucchini plants are growing like crazy out there. I left 5 feet all around each, and they have filled it!...