We heat the house with a wood stove, so I’m frequently stacking or splitting wood. We have a couple years of wood already cut and covered, but I’ve been working in the back of the property and needed another place to store firewood. We have termites really bad here, so it’s important to store any […]
We had a large storm hit our area late October 2019. I’m still milling lumber from trees that were blown down or severely damaged from that storm. Today I’ll be working on milling 7 pine logs (8 1/2 ft long) into 1 1/2 inch thick boards. The stump is sticking out of the ground on
Sarah wanted to try her hand at incubating chicken eggs, so we purchased a Nurture Right 360 incubator. It was the last one tucked under the customer service counter at our local Tractor Supply Store. They were also sold out of all chicks. It appears that everyone wants to raise chickens and start gardening. Seed
We planted two beds worth of asparagus in 2018. We read that you shouldn’t harvest any that first year, and only a light harvest the second year. So, this is our third season and we can finally harvest pretty heavily. We cut 1 pound of asparagus into 1″ pieces and pan fried with butter and
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As of March 22nd there are 26,909 Corona virus cases in the U.S.A. which has caused 349 deaths. Schools have been closed for the rest of March at a minimum. The Stock Market has fallen about 30% from this year’s high and is currently trading at 19,174. A disagreement between OPEC and Russia has caused
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I was mulching the strawberry bed and nestled in the wheat straw was this baby copperhead snake. A good reminder to stay alert, wear good gloves, and boots.
We have 8 blueberry bushes in our garden, but we would like to plant some in our new little orchard. Below is a link to an article about propagating blueberries from cuttings. We will be trying this in a couple months. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/start-blueberry-plants-another-grown-plant-57053.html A honey bee pollinating a blueberry blossom in the garden.
Brent and I have been helping our dad build a greenhouse. Between the rainy weather and corona virus precautions the progress on my parents greenhouse has slowed way down. Greenhouse progress…all pressure treated framing.
We have chickweed growing all over our garden. The chickens love it and we use it in our smoothies and salads. Here is a link to more information on Chickweed… https://www.nybg.org/blogs/plant-talk/2012/03/tip-of-the-week/eat-the-weeds/