{"id":6150,"date":"2017-08-22T17:55:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T21:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?page_id=6150"},"modified":"2020-11-06T15:06:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T20:06:51","slug":"homesteading-with-jackie-clay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/","title":{"rendered":"Homesteading with Jackie Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-zone\"><div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\"  >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div id=\"tdi_3\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_4  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4,\r\n                .tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n                 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class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/03\/well-we-saw-our-seeds-go-down-the-driveway\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Well, we saw our seeds go down the driveway\">Well, we saw our seeds go down the driveway<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T12:47:00-04:00\" >August 3, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/03\/well-we-saw-our-seeds-go-down-the-driveway\/#comments\">36<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    On Saturday, August 1st, as planned, we transferred our seed business, Seed Treasures, to our 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it&#8217;s still hot and humid\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/28\/yep-its-still-hot-and-humid\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Yep, it&#8217;s still hot and humid\">Yep, it&#8217;s still hot and humid<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-28T16:47:00-04:00\" >July 28, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/28\/yep-its-still-hot-and-humid\/#comments\">35<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    We did get some rain, but only enough to keep from raking the hay that has been down for several days now, driving us...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/28\/yep-its-still-hot-and-humid\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/23\/its-cooled-off-and-were-getting-lots-done\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"It&#8217;s cooled off and we&#8217;re getting lots done\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gypsy-ball_2423-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"It&#8217;s cooled off and we&#8217;re getting lots done\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/23\/its-cooled-off-and-were-getting-lots-done\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"It&#8217;s cooled off and we&#8217;re getting lots done\">It&#8217;s cooled off and we&#8217;re getting lots done<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-23T16:02:05-04:00\" >July 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/23\/its-cooled-off-and-were-getting-lots-done\/#comments\">28<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Will has been enjoying haying in the cooler weather. Yesterday it was 67 degrees F, and he raked hay, which this afternoon, he is...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/23\/its-cooled-off-and-were-getting-lots-done\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/20\/despite-the-heat-and-wildfire-smoke-were-keeping-busy\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Despite the heat and wildfire smoke, we&#8217;re keeping busy\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hopi-Pale-Grey_2386-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Despite the heat and wildfire smoke, we&#8217;re keeping busy\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/20\/despite-the-heat-and-wildfire-smoke-were-keeping-busy\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Despite the heat and wildfire smoke, we&#8217;re keeping busy\">Despite the heat and wildfire smoke, we&#8217;re keeping busy<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T17:08:29-04:00\" >July 20, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/20\/despite-the-heat-and-wildfire-smoke-were-keeping-busy\/#comments\">25<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    I went out and tilled the sections between the pumpkin rows and where the corn had not come up from the second planting. (Hey,...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/20\/despite-the-heat-and-wildfire-smoke-were-keeping-busy\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/15\/besides-the-intense-heat-we-have-a-thick-smoke-from-the-forest-fires-north-of-us\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Besides the intense heat, we have a thick smoke from the forest fires north of us\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gypsy1000034824-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Besides the intense heat, we have a thick smoke from the forest fires north of us\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/15\/besides-the-intense-heat-we-have-a-thick-smoke-from-the-forest-fires-north-of-us\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Besides the intense heat, we have a thick smoke from the forest fires north of us\">Besides the intense heat, we have a thick smoke from the forest fires north...<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T16:13:55-04:00\" >July 15, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/15\/besides-the-intense-heat-we-have-a-thick-smoke-from-the-forest-fires-north-of-us\/#comments\">48<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Will and I have been sweltering in the nineties lately. We&#039;re just not used to it. But, to top it off, our granddaughter, Ava,...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/15\/besides-the-intense-heat-we-have-a-thick-smoke-from-the-forest-fires-north-of-us\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/13\/we-didnt-move-to-northern-minnesota-to-swelter-in-the-heat\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"We didn&#8217;t move to northern Minnesota to swelter in the heat\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260712_092520-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"We didn&#8217;t move to northern Minnesota to swelter in the heat\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/13\/we-didnt-move-to-northern-minnesota-to-swelter-in-the-heat\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"We didn&#8217;t move to northern Minnesota to swelter in the heat\">We didn&#8217;t move to northern Minnesota to swelter in the heat<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-13T12:44:05-04:00\" >July 13, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/13\/we-didnt-move-to-northern-minnesota-to-swelter-in-the-heat\/#comments\">33<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    But guess what? It&#039;s in the high 90&#039;s with high humidity now and for the next 10 days, supposedly! No rain in sight either....                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/13\/we-didnt-move-to-northern-minnesota-to-swelter-in-the-heat\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/08\/we-just-got-2-inches-of-rain\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"We just got 2 inches of rain!\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Garden_2362-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"We just got 2 inches of rain!\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/08\/we-just-got-2-inches-of-rain\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"We just got 2 inches of rain!\">We just got 2 inches of rain!<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-08T17:50:52-04:00\" >July 8, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/08\/we-just-got-2-inches-of-rain\/#comments\">27<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    After such a dry spell, we got a drenching 2 inches of rain. It wasn&#039;t supposed to rain, according to the weather forecast, so...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/08\/we-just-got-2-inches-of-rain\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/06\/we-had-a-very-nice-fourth-of-july\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"We had a very nice Fourth of July\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Will-haying_2349-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"We had a very nice Fourth of July\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/06\/we-had-a-very-nice-fourth-of-july\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"We had a very nice Fourth of July\">We had a very nice Fourth of July<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-06T15:48:20-04:00\" >July 6, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/06\/we-had-a-very-nice-fourth-of-july\/#comments\">15<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    As we often try to do, we went down to join family at Sandy Lake, where our oldest son, Bill, parks his travel trailer...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/06\/we-had-a-very-nice-fourth-of-july\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/02\/the-storm-brought-needed-rains\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"The storm brought needed rains\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Killdeer_2334-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"The storm brought needed rains\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/02\/the-storm-brought-needed-rains\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The storm brought needed rains\">The storm brought needed rains<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-02T17:19:22-04:00\" >July 2, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/02\/the-storm-brought-needed-rains\/#comments\">19<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    But now it&#039;s dry again. It&#039;s kind of hard on the garden as the soil has some clay in it and tends to crust...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/07\/02\/the-storm-brought-needed-rains\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/06\/30\/wow-we-had-a-nasty-storm-yesterday\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Wow, we had a nasty storm yesterday\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Storm_1905-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Wow, we had a nasty storm yesterday\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/06\/30\/wow-we-had-a-nasty-storm-yesterday\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Wow, we had a nasty storm yesterday\">Wow, we had a nasty storm yesterday<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T18:19:57-04:00\" >June 30, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/06\/30\/wow-we-had-a-nasty-storm-yesterday\/#comments\">20<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Yes, we did need the rain. 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