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Nothing quite as tempting as a cold block of minced lungs and udders, packed in an unidentifiable, gelatinous slurry. MMMmmmmmmm. The added bonus is that after eating a case of Spam, YOU'LL have a shelf-life of ten years. John

24 Jars of Peanut Butter? I sure hope she's also got a case of Ex-Lax in her pantry. That woman is going to be bound-up until the Second Coming. Peanut butter is an odd choice in such bulk because it has a definite shelf life. Spam on the other hand would probably survive a nuclear...

If to be tax-free requires being old, I'll stick to paying my property tax. :) John

I'm pretty excited about the root cellaring, too. I'm curious to hear from anyone on here who has a root cellar of some sort. Thanks for the welcome. John

Thanks for the kind welcome. I appreciate it.

Although the title is a bit insulting, the book is actually a pretty decent primer on the subject: It looks like there's a brand new edition to be released on Jan 19, 2010 which you can pre-order on Amazon.

How about the record snow in North Dakota in 1966? Only a photo does it justice: :ep # Location: Jamestown, North Dakota # Photo Date: March 9, 1966 Welcome to the Forum.

You could pretty much configure that drum however you wanted it. Just make sure that the circumference of the drum you start with is a multiple of the distance you want to space your garlic. My garlic is 8" apart in each row, so it was critical that the circumference of the drum be a...

It's all conjecture at this point. There are too many variables that could be involved. If both came from the same grower, how did the garlic you produced compare in size to the heads they shipped you for planting?

My guess is the stock you planted of the Purple Striped Italian had too much of an adjustment to make from the environment it which it had been growing and the one in which you planted it.

I just stumbled across a photo of this little bee house for solitary bees like Osmia cornifrons. It's a great example of the simplicity of what's needed to pollinate with these bees.

Thanks for the feedback. I checked the table of contents for each before ordering them. Although there is some overlap. they generally seem to be addressing different things. I guess I'll know for sure when I get them. I can't imagine the same publisher would publish two books by the same...

Purely on a whim, I just ordered two books on Amazon.com about Homesteading. I'm curious who on here has these two books and what you think of them: 1) Homesteading: A Back to Basics Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal...

I'd call your local county extension office and ask them whether an all-purpose fungicide would work. Again, what I know about Cedar Apple Rust I Googled an hour ago. That's pretty much it. I'm guessing if you dug a little more deeply into the links on my original post, you'd probably...

I've never had a problem with Cedar Apple Rust, so I had to Google the info myself. Here ya go: RUST DISEASES Rust diseases and causal fungi include: 1) cedar apple rust, caused by Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae; 2) quince rust, caused by G. clavipes; and 3) hawthorn rust, caused by G...

I just found a source in the US for Piccante Di Cayenna and for Etna. You can buy them from here: Etna Piccante Di Cayenna

I'm not blending anybody, actually. I'm simply sharing my personal experience with the people I've met who identify as hard core homesteaders. Remember, I'm just the messenger here.

Once again, it's not a variety of pepper, so you won't find it in any of your catalogs by name. I can recommend three Diavolicchio-type peppers, the seeds for which you can buy via Paypal from this web site. The three you'll want on that page are: Stromboli, Etna and Piccante Di Cayenna...

Just so you know. . . you're not likely to ever find seeds for a variety called Diavolicchio. Again, it's a category of chiles, rather than a variety. John

Osmia cornifrons / Japanese Hornfaced Bee Our young orchard is a number of years away from needing swarms of bees, however it's a day I'm happily anticipating. Being a big honey fan, I've often relished the thought of being able to produce my own, even more so after discovering Ames Farm...