One of the crops I was most excited about this year was our cucumbers, because I wanted to make pickles. Fortunately, we have had good...

The weather in August has tried to make up for the earlier part of the year. In Wisconsin, the wettest months are usually April, May, and...

As we flip the calendar from July to August, we move into the final month of summer. Rain has been scare, but has come at opportune times...

Our garden is entering a bit of a pause in production. The greens have bolted and the peas are nearly spent, and the cucumbers, tomatoes,...

One of our side projects this summer has been figuring out a better way to get water out of our rain barrel. We have a 30-gallon poly...

We are finally at the point in our farmhouse rehab where the end is in sight. Our next major project is the basement bathroom. Once we...

When it rains, it pours, and last week was no exception. After several weeks without rain, we received about 3 inches of rain in 3 days....

On her periodic walks this week, Maggie noticed wild raspberries ripening along our fenceline. I had not realized they were there until...

As we wind down the first month of summer in our Year of the Garden, it is amazing how far our garden has come, and what it has overcome....

The garlic we planted last fall has been a bright spot in our garden. First appearing in early March, the garlic has, so far, survived...

Our dog was happy that our stair rehab project was finally completed this weekend. Like most of our projects, it took longer than...

Experiments with land and growing things can take time. Our shiitake mushroom experiment started over a year ago. In November 2019, part...

Sometimes, changes to our gardening methods work, and sometimes, they do not. This year, I made a couple of adjustments to my tomato seed...

I really like hardware stores. As Maggie can attest, I can spend an hour or more in a hardware store when I am working on a project and...

Most people take vacations to relax. They lay on a beach, or golf, or drink at the cruise ship bar. My 9-day vacation this spring did...

I traveled to Grandview Orchard on Friday to pick up our order of fruit trees, raspberries, and honeyberries. The last thing I did Friday...

Checking the National Weather Service website, the Madison area's average rainfall for April is 3.40 inches. The April 2021 rainfall...

We faced a rainy Saturday at a time when our to-do list featured mostly outdoor tasks. Rather than trying to sand stair treads or garden...

I bought my All American Sun Oven last fall; however, it's taken me until now to use it. I've been making sour dough bread all winter...

While taking a hike this afternoon, I saw my first Maypples of the spring. Ahhh... There's always something to make me smile!