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Last year we kept them in the garage in crates and when it would get really cold I covered them with a quilt. As far as how many we will get, I would guess somewhere around 15 bushel and saw sweet potatoes at an orchard Tuesday for $16 box/bushel (I guess). Not sure if those boxes hold bushel...

We too had a huge rain with 4.67 inches. We really needed the rain since our pond was down to 2 feet.

We sowed buckwheat a week ago in part of the garden we have worked. It popped right up and seems to be doing well. I wanted buckwheat because I have read it is a great cover crop for soil building AND our honeybees will love it when it blooms. I am hoping we can work up a couple more rows when...

We have two rows of very pretty sweet potatoes that will be dug on Friday!! We have dug a few to eat and are getting about a gallon per hill. We put out about 200 plants so I am expecting a great harvest on Friday. We will wash them and let them set in the sun for a few days before storing...

Yep, yep, fall is a coming! We had 42 degrees this morning and high of 67. LOVE this weather! My son came by and three generations plus my hubby fenced in a pen to house some pigs for winter breakfast. My mother has been wanting this for a while and with the encouragement of my son she finally...

Northeastern middle TN is hot, humid and very dry. We had hopes of some rain from Issac but now they are saying we won't get much. Daytime is upper 80's with nighttime in upper 60's. I am ready for cooler temperatures!! I have the cool weather crops planted/sowed but not much happening except...

Well, my mother had set out cabbage, broccoli, etc. and as I was walking early this morning thought they looked funny. It looked like they were all dead, so I walked over close to the the plants. ALL had been pulled up and destroyed! Almost no green left and the root ball was laying on the...

DigitS', I still am getting a summer squash once in a while from only 2 plants that went into the raised bed. I have had enough that the chickens have enjoyed them also this year. As far as animals, we have been visited by a raccoon the last few nights in the late corn but we got most of it...

OK, just put in a few onion sets, lettuce seeds, radish, and spinach for the fall season. Hope it isn't too early! We had prepared a couple of new raised beds so decided to try to start some things now. Our summer garden is about finished except an occasional cucumber, squash, tomato and, of...

Beautiful baby and congratulations to her loving family!

Glad you are back Marshall! Missed your posts!

Thanks everyone! I did make jam, froze several packages and we are eating them as they are harvested. We were gone for 4 days and lots went to waste because of a heavy downpour and wind. The honeybees are eating/using some since their food is scarce at this time. We should still be able to get...

Thanks for all the ideas and information. Keep them coming!

Carol, I have about 12 plants. Two or three were really early and I just ate those as they ripened. One bush was yellow and again I ate it early. The others are all now coming on really good. This is their second year. I didn't get any berries last year because the plants were diseased and I...

Good luck! We are entering our honey in the adjoining county fair, which we are allowed to do because a member of the local group, but can't enter other things. I hope you win LOTS!!

Suggestions? I just picked a half gallon raspberries and have already done 14 jars jam. Do I freeze them whole, dehydrate them for later, make fruit roll ups???? I am new to growing raspberries, as you can tell. They are not even half finished producing and we will be gone to basket weaving...

Just added 9 frames of different varieties of tomatoes to the dehydrator! This is my first trial so will see how it goes. Trying to decide what to do next.

I did 7 half pints of raspberry jam and 3 pints of peach jam yesterday. Today is to put the 14 day pickles into the jars and I hope to start drying some tomatoes. Busy, busy time in the kitchen!

I know nothing about garlic but am going to try this fall to plant some. I just don't know which variety to plant. Good luck, I am sure someone will know the answer to your question.

We got home from haircuts and dentist visit to find a large box. I broke down and ordered a Excalibur 9 tray dehydrator. I have never preserved by dehydrating fruits and vegetables other than helping my mother as a child drying apples by using the sun. SO, I am looking for suggestions on what to...