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...

Newly Planated Garden With Hay Mulch It's official - our garden is now fully planted (mainly due to Ed's hard work). While I planted 3...

Baby Chicks In New Home (Tub) With Heat Plates, Etc. When Ed and I placed our order for egg laying pullets in February at the local feed...

As things started to green up this spring, I was anxious to see if the lavender I planted last year survived the winter. The good news...

Amish Buggies Parked in Field for School Auction Event Parking and Auction Building for Amish School Auction Event There is an Amish...

Like most gardeners, our spring and summer are spent fighting a wide variety of weeds. Over the years, we have employed several methods...