One and a Half (Plus) Crates of Potatoes In the past, we've never been successful growing potatoes. Having now grown potatoes somewhat...

The tomatoes have slowing been ramping up over the past couple of weeks, and have reached peak. This year, it seemed like it took a while...

Canning on a Rainy Day In our family, Sunday morning is typically reserved for cleaning the house; however, it will have to wait until...

Growing corn in the garden has been hit or miss for us. If it grows at all, we find that racoons get to the ripe ears before we do. This...

One of my many side projects has been to identify the different plant species on our property, as botany has always been an interest of...

July was harvest month for our onions, garlic, and shallots. We unfortunately waited a little too long for onion harvest. Onions get...

Several weeks ago, I was walking through an IKEA store and saw a shallow cast iron pizza pan. Rather than being simply a flat piece of...

Like most gardeners, when conditions are right, we end up with a lot of summer squash. One would think we would learn from year to year...

We met a friend of Maggie's and another couple at Wild Hills Winery in Muscoda Saturday night for trivia. We had never been there before...

Wild raspberries are in season, and we have been picking them from several patches for the past week. We end up with less than a pound...

This past week I was able to take a week of vacation, which is something I have not been able to do for a long time. Planning it on a...

With the lack of rain each of the past two growing seasons, especially the 2023 drought, gardening has recently been a challenge. While...

Four Year Old Cherry Tree With Cherries We planted this cherry tree about 4 years ago (maybe even 5 years ago; Ed would know for sure). ...

Three And A Half Week Old Chicks in New Outdoor Chicken Coop. The new coop Ed built for giving our new pullets more room, for acclimating...

This week I finished building and painting frames for the windows and doors of the new coop. Some hardware cloth and hinges and the coop...

This weekend I made more progress on the mobile coop. The sides got added and painted. I held off on the roof until the paint dried, and...

June is dairy month, and we continued our tradition of going to the Vernon County dairy breakfast. This year, the event was held at the...

We have started to let our asparagus bed go to fronds, so the plants can recharge for next year. The garden has started to produce the...

One of my goals for this year was to try and raise broiler chickens or ducks. To do that, I needed to build another chicken coop. Many...

Fingerling Radishes on Counter They may not seem like much but they are a lot to me: our first radishes of the season (minus the one I...