{"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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I worried this over nearly all night, finally deciding I needed to do some tomatoes as our salsa was getting down there and we...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/09\/10\/what-a-dilemma-can-more-apples-plums-tomatoes-or-corn\/\">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\/09\/08\/crazy-busy-time-has-begun\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Crazy busy time has begun\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" 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class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Where we thought we were busy before, it was nothing like right now. Holy cow, it seems like everything is coming in at once!...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/09\/08\/crazy-busy-time-has-begun\/\">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\/09\/03\/its-watermelon-time-on-our-homestead\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"It&#8217;s watermelon time on our homestead\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Morning-glories_1703-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"It&#8217;s watermelon time on our homestead\" \/><\/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\/09\/03\/its-watermelon-time-on-our-homestead\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"It&#8217;s watermelon time on our homestead\">It&#8217;s watermelon time on our homestead<\/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=\"2026-09-03T17:38:39-04:00\" >September 3, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/09\/03\/its-watermelon-time-on-our-homestead\/#comments\">24<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Yesterday, our friend, Dara, came out to help pick beans. I knew she was coming and I went out and picked a full crate...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/09\/03\/its-watermelon-time-on-our-homestead\/\">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\/09\/01\/holy-cow-do-we-have-tomatoes\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Holy cow, do we have tomatoes!\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Early-Rouge-tomatoes_2803-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Holy cow, do we have tomatoes!\" \/><\/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\/09\/01\/holy-cow-do-we-have-tomatoes\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Holy cow, do we have tomatoes!\">Holy cow, do we have tomatoes!<\/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=\"2026-09-01T12:48:50-04:00\" >September 1, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/09\/01\/holy-cow-do-we-have-tomatoes\/#comments\">19<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Will and I went out to the Wolf Garden yesterday evening to check the watermelons. We picked more of those, and yes, more Sweet...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/09\/01\/holy-cow-do-we-have-tomatoes\/\">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\/08\/27\/were-having-a-beautiful-late-summer\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"We&#8217;re having a beautiful late summer\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arbnies-Golden-Buttercup_2532-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"We&#8217;re having a beautiful late summer\" \/><\/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\/08\/27\/were-having-a-beautiful-late-summer\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"We&#8217;re having a beautiful late summer\">We&#8217;re having a beautiful late summer<\/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=\"2026-08-27T14:31:25-04:00\" >August 27, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/27\/were-having-a-beautiful-late-summer\/#comments\">24<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Fortunately, we&#039;ve been having some periodic, gentle rains that have actually been measurable, as opposed to those rare .017 of an inch, formerly this...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/27\/were-having-a-beautiful-late-summer\/\">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\/08\/24\/boy-is-the-harvest-ever-coming-in\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Boy, is the harvest ever coming in\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sweet-Granite_2504-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Boy, is the harvest ever coming in\" \/><\/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\/08\/24\/boy-is-the-harvest-ever-coming-in\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Boy, is the harvest ever coming in\">Boy, is the harvest ever coming in<\/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=\"2026-08-24T13:58:33-04:00\" >August 24, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/24\/boy-is-the-harvest-ever-coming-in\/#comments\">21<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Yesterday, I spent the day mowing big weeds (yep, we sure have those) with the riding lawnmower, in between plots and down paths, not...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/24\/boy-is-the-harvest-ever-coming-in\/\">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\/08\/20\/finally-i-got-the-chokecherry-jelly-done\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Finally, I got the chokecherry jelly done\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jelly_2502-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Finally, I got the chokecherry jelly 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\/08\/20\/finally-i-got-the-chokecherry-jelly-done\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Finally, I got the chokecherry jelly done\">Finally, I got the chokecherry jelly 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=\"2026-08-20T13:41:28-04:00\" >August 20, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/20\/finally-i-got-the-chokecherry-jelly-done\/#comments\">28<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Since Will went down in the basement and easily found the Mehu Liisa steam juicer I couldn&#039;t find, yesterday, I not only seeded out...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/20\/finally-i-got-the-chokecherry-jelly-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\/08\/17\/its-chokecherry-time-on-the-homestead\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"It&#8217;s chokecherry time on the homestead\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Asiatic-lilies_2494-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"It&#8217;s chokecherry time on the homestead\" \/><\/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\/08\/17\/its-chokecherry-time-on-the-homestead\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"It&#8217;s chokecherry time on the homestead\">It&#8217;s chokecherry time on the homestead<\/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=\"2026-08-17T17:18:37-04:00\" >August 17, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/17\/its-chokecherry-time-on-the-homestead\/#comments\">33<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    After watching our chokecherries hanging on their trees every single day and having enough vertigo to not want to go leaning out of the...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/17\/its-chokecherry-time-on-the-homestead\/\">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\/08\/15\/our-harvest-is-coming-on-gangbusters\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Our harvest is coming on gangbusters\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Leelanau-Sweetglo-_2461-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Our harvest is coming on gangbusters\" \/><\/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\/08\/15\/our-harvest-is-coming-on-gangbusters\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Our harvest is coming on gangbusters\">Our harvest is coming on gangbusters<\/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=\"2026-08-15T13:29:39-04:00\" >August 15, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/15\/our-harvest-is-coming-on-gangbusters\/#comments\">26<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Earlier this summer, we wondered if we would even get a harvest with all the heat and crazy weather: too wet, drought, etc. Finally,...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/15\/our-harvest-is-coming-on-gangbusters\/\">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\/08\/10\/im-buried-in-green-beans\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"I&#8217;m buried in green beans!\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cutting-green-beans_2452-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"I&#8217;m buried in green beans!\" \/><\/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\/08\/10\/im-buried-in-green-beans\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"I&#8217;m buried in green beans!\">I&#8217;m buried in green beans!<\/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=\"2026-08-10T19:28:52-04:00\" >August 10, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/08\/10\/im-buried-in-green-beans\/#comments\">21<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    Holy cow, I only planted one 50-foot row of Provider green snap beans this year during a very hot and dry spring. 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