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For the most part I hibernate. We try to work on indoor home repair projects, but we never get as far as we plan. I spend some time knitting and spinning, but not as much as I'd like. In February I start my first seeds of the year, and we get a new batch of chicks to raise. By then I'm...

I've never had Dominiques, but I just LOVE my barred rocks. They're the most friendly in my flock, and they're great layers. We started with two chickens about three years ago, and now we have a yard full of different breeds.

We make the spaghetti sauce or salsa BEFORE we can it. Our recipe has us cook the sauce for a half hour or so. That takes out some of the water, but I like it a little thicker, so I throw in a can of tomato paste. Then all you have to do is open the can and use the sauce or salsa. Just make...

Is there something I can do to reduce the nitrogen in the soil, or am I stuck with it for this year?

Does anybody else grow potatoes in old tires? We don't have a very big plot - only 12 tires, but I like how easy it is to flip the tire and have the potatoes fall out. Our plants have died back, so I need to harvest mine. Maybe tomorrow.

Our two sets of beans are 30-40 feet apart. I've been watering them by hand, so there's no difference in that as far as I can tell. The beans that are growing well: Type - pole beans, blue lake I think Soil - plowed for the first time this year. Grew grass and weeds before it was plowed...

I planted two batches of pole beans this year. One has gone crazy with green plant, but I can't find any beans on it. There are a handfull of blooms, but no beans seem to be setting. Could there be a deficiency in my soil? It's been really hot and dry, but I've watered almost every day. Am...