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I am going in to town tomorrow and I think I will go to Menards again. I think I remember seeing Jonathan apple trees there and those are another of the pollinators on the list you posted. If they still have some I will get one. Thanks!

I used Stark Bros website to look for which pollinators to use. Menard's didn't offer a list. I was lucky to find that they had what Stark Bros said was the pollinators to use. Menard's didn't have the Pristine variety either. The trees I got are also a few seasons older than the bare root...

I freeze my vegetables and meat. Gardening is something I am just learning now. I am building raised beds and making my own fill dirt for them. It has been a process but I get wood chips, and composted manure from a local farmer and I mix them. I also get other stall clean outs too. So over time...

Yesterday I went to my local Menard's and they had fruit trees on sale. After rebates they were less than $25. I picked up a Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Gala apple. A Bartlett and Kiefer pear trees. They are all standard size, and will pollinate each other. That was my mistake when I planted my last...

Well with canning done for this winter I thought I would take a picture of the canning pantry. Approximately 300 quarts of Vegetable Beef soup, French Onion soup, Chicken Soup, Pea soup, Navy Bean and Ham soup, and Chili. It was a lot of work, but it kept me busy when it was cold and deep snow...

You really can't do it wrong. You just push the bag in and when you get it in far enough the machine takes over. But I will reread the manual. Thanks!

I am in the process of canning my last empty jars with chili. The pantry is now full. Just in time for spring and working outside. I also found some deals at Sam's Club yesterday morning on Rib Eyes, Filets and hamburger. The freezer is stocked for summer grilling season.

I have a Food Saver but not the Titanium. I am not very happy with it. It needs to cool down or something too often. If I am trying to make up bags and then put something in them and seal them I have to wait far too often. Then it seems that I have to stop it and restart it too much because it...

Second load done. Kitchen cleaner up, and time for diner. 19 quarts of vegitable beef soup and 6 quarts of chili. It was another good day!

First load out of the canner, and second load is in. Now the clean up begins...

Well its another canning day. I just shut off the canner with the first load of the day. 14 quarts of vegetable beef soup. The picture is my canner set up.

Happy Monday everyone! I will be starting the base for another pot of vegetable beef soup today. I will can it and some chili tomorrow. Spring time is coming so I have to get the pantry filled up soon!

Whatever soup my wife picks from the pantry. I will be working on making and canning more this week...

I have tried ointments and injections for my arthritis. They have not worked. I am hoping to be able to afford further treatment in a few years that may help. Until that time comes I just take it one day at a time and do what I can. I am very much looking forward to the snow leaving and warmer...

I am hoping to grow some beans this year too. They will probably end up in the freezer though.

Oh yes! I am following the Ball canning book. My wife and my friends all get a kick out of an old big burly guy spending his time cooking and canning in the kitchen. But they never mind when it comes time to share in the bounty. We are having a pot luck at church tomorrow and everyone wants me...

One of the first things I did in my back yard was put in a perimeter fence with 3 separate area's. One for an orchard (dwarf trees), one for chickens, and a larger yard for a big garden. The orchard came first and I has a real hard time getting the trees to survive and bare fruit. Our soil is...

I have been canning soup each week all winter. I made mostly vegetable beef, chili, and bean soup. I have also made chicken, pea, and french onion. We have a wall of cabinets as our pantry. There are 9 regular upper cabinets on the wall. My goal is to fill 6 of them before spring gets here. I...

I have been lurking in the background for quite some time, just reading the forums. But today I thought that I would introduce myself. My name is Gary. I am 62, and I have been working at creating a homestead on my 7 acres for a few years now. I have arthritis issues and I have decided to deal...