A Quilty Cannery

And with a little soil and a mist of water, the first seeds are planted! Our last average frost is April 30th, and it's usually warm...

It wouldn't be January with out the Saint Paul Winter Carnival... and for me, it wouldn't be the winter carnival without the Orchid Show...

A few of the garden/homesteading YouTubers I follow all swear by blackened shishito peppers and a garlic aioli sauce (claiming it will...

This year, Thanksgiving was bigger than originally planned, and so it was a great opportunity to make some homemade stock and make some...

In this week's CSA box, we got 4 ears of corn and a leek, amongst other things. I have a bunch of my homegrown poblano peppers and...

Yesterday was the official first day of autumn, and the weather is finally (and quite suddenly) colder and wetter. I have a few days off...

We picked up another peck of roma tomatoes at the Saint Mary's Thursday Farmer's market, and I set out to put more tomatoes up. This...

In this year's garden, I decided to try to grow my own potatoes! I bought a "potato pot" and seed potatoes at Gerten's garden center,...

We keep pulling Jack B Good pumpkins out of the monster patch, and this week pulled out our first regular size pumpkin! Here's the haul...

On a whim, we decided to plant a coupe of pumpkins on the edge of our raised beds... and that's where it all went wrong. It's now...

All safe canning recipes require that you either peel the tomatoes, or remove the peels (and seeds) by running the sauce through a food...

This year, I planted 12 celery starts, and 8 of them have done really well. That's a lot of celery, it doesn't freeze well, and isn't...

It's late August, and it's time for a quick garden update and recap. The summer of 2022 in zone 4b (Minnesota) has been cooler than...

It's early July, so the only things I'm harvesting are green and leafy (with the exception of one lone green bean that was ready to go). ...

Last night, the sky was a million different hues, including a brief stint as golden yellow. This was a great opportunity to get some...

We moved our Greenstalks this weekend and got our container garden set up. Tonight, the sky looked pretty evil, but the garden was...

It's now early July, and the garden harvests are starting! I did a huge harvest/pruning of the basil growing in the green stalk this...

This weekend, we finally got the remaining pavers removed from the front "patio" that we want to convert to a garden over the next few...

Last night, we had a tornado warning and high winds and hail warnings. Fortunately, we knew far enough in advance to get the 5+ trays of...