Oh, good one! Thanks for sharing. Here in Texas we are saying, "Satan called and wants his weather back." He sure can have it as far as I'm...
EJ, there has always been an element of society that takes advantage of a situation to steal and destroy. There is also an element that adds to...
Tooty, almost any chicken will go after a mouse (or a rat!). Ours are black Australorps (cross between an Australian breed and Buff Orpintons) and...
I can sympathize! When we first moved here we were overrun with "field mice" which are really voles. With the farm and house sitting unoccupied...
Thank you all for your good wishes and congratulations. We had fun reading through the replies together. I fixed a nice dinner of marinated...
I didn't know that you could buy them! I've saved the few we've received with packages, but not nearly enough to put in with my seed packets....
Aphids in large numbers can weaken a plant by sucking juices from it. If you aren't harvesting right now, a good soap bath will take care of them....
My husband and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary today (well, I'm celebrating--you'll have to ask him his opinion!). The man is a...
Cheryl, make sure the bird waterer/bath is in part shade. You wouldn't believe how hot that water can get in full sun here in Texas! The suet...
Carolyn, we grew Cowhorn and harvested it at 4". At that stage it was tender and wasn't very seedy. I'd think a 9" pod of any variety would be...
FBG, I didn't know that either. I actually thought that customer preferences and regional culinary traditions determined some of the choices in...
It depends on who you order from. We have received dead plants masquerading as "bare root", and we have also received well-packaged plants with...
I just found out that food manufacturers buy shelf space at groceries! It seems that the food company pays the grocery so much per foot (or inch)...
When your photo is picked as the best among all those fabulous photos, you know you have something very special! Congratulations! All those...
Autographed copies of the Red Gate Farm Cook It on Your Truck Hood cookbook will soon be available. Reserve your copy now, and you will get a...
Oh that is good! When we lived in town our garden and home were occasionally opened to the women from a local rehab center for a "day off" from...
Ed, epsom salts help plants take up trace elements and add magnesium to the soil, which may not be needed. The salts are either scratched into the...
Okay, two grown women are trying to pop corn on a truck and cook eggs on rocks. Do you think the heat may have gotten to us? Jerry, you are now...
You are going to absolutely love home-grown garlic, Miss Liberty! I don't knock over the tops of the garlic because we plant so much that I don't...
Have you dug around the base of one of the plants to see how big the potatoes are? It sounds like the potatoes are sending up new shoots, as...
