Welcome August!
Hello Reader, It's August already!?I don't know about you, but I cannot believe it is already August! My goodness! July was pretty crazy for us as we only had 3 days with nothing scheduled however it was good but wet. It rained and stormed so much. I guess the spring weather we did not get in April decided to come in July. Because it has been so wet, and we've been so terribly busy, our garden needs to be mowed in a pretty bad way. I hope to get to it tomorrow. We'll see; right now it is still muddy. RecipeHave you ever eaten baked blueberry oatmeal? If not, you should try it; it's pretty good. However I put a spin on it. FERMENTED! That's right, FERMENTED Blueberry Oatmeal Bake. Curious? I thought so. You can find out why and how I did this. I'll give you a teaser, if you or someone you know are not able to digest oats, this may be the answer! GardenHow is your garden doing this summer? Unfortunately, due to the cooler temps and large rainfall, our okra isn't being very productive. I do hope we get enough to can our yearly supply of pickled okra though. I have been out as often as I can picking squash bugs off the squash plants. Those bugs are persistent. I was winning before all this rain, but now I'm afraid to go out and look. Speaking of squash, aren't their blooms lovely? Did you know that squash plants produce separate male and female flowers on the same plant and sometimes we need to hand pollinate them? If you'd like to learn more, I have an article all ready for you right here. Animals on the HomesteadWe had a hen go broody a while back and we knew we were going to give the chicks to a neighbor, but we didn't have a need to purchase a 50 lb. bag of chick starter for just a couple days. So what did we do? Well we made our own chick starter feed for temporary use.
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Hello Reader, Hello from Missouri Are you enjoying the spring weather where you're at? I am although spring has come fast but then winter was quite mild. I have given a couple canning classes recently, and it's gotten me in the mood to can during this downtime. So I have been busy canning butternut squash that we grew last year, potatoes, chicken, and chicken broth. If you'd like to see a short video where I share what I lay out when I'm preparing to can, it's right here. I always enjoy...
Hello Reader, Good morning! I do hope you had a wonderful weekend and will be able to enjoy this week. We had quite a bit of rain last week, but it is sunny today. Once I send this message out to you, I plan to go outside and sow some brassica seeds. Speaking of gardening, did you get time to read the 5 Simple Beginner Steps to Planning Your Garden article? If not, be sure to read that if you are new to gardening. Then make sure you read How to Decide Where to Plant Your Crops. I do hope you...
Hello Reader, I do hope this email finds you well. How's the weather where you're at. Feel free to email me back. I don't know about you, but aside from a few bitterly, dangerously cold days and a couple snow falls, we haven't had our usual winter. I have recently begun planning our garden, but I do find myself wondering if we simply won't get our usual winter or wonder if it will be late. That would not be good for obvious reasons. Our chickens are doing well, and our honeybees are still...