I’m hunting up my pepper seeds and my jiffy pellets
It's mid-February (does THAT seem possible?) and pretty soon I'll be starting my peppers and petunias. They take a long time to get big. After the peppers are about 4 inches tall, I put...
Frosty mornings make you think of splitting firewood
There was so much frost on the vehicles this morning when David left for school that he came in and grabbed the digital camera to take a picture. It was in the teens and...
Q and A: planting early trees and saving tomato seeds
Planting early trees
I was excited to get the e-mail that my new Apple Trees will be shipping this week until I realized that there is no way all of our snow will be gone...
%$^%#^()&) COMPUTERS!!!!!
Needless to say, I've been having computer issues. You see my Vista won't let me attach photos to articles or e-mails, including my blog. We've tried everything humanly possible, but finally Dave said to...
Q and A: Canning beans and canning peanut butter
Canning beans
Can I can beans not using any salt?
Ann Hazelett
Litchfield Park, Arizona
Definitely. The salt is only a flavor enhancer; it does nothing to preserve the vegetables or canned meats. -- Jackie
Making peanut butter
Have you...