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Posted on August 13, 2019March 29, 2020

Extreme Midwest Weather and Grandma’s Cucumbers

A photo of a dry corn field with clouds

Tiresome. That’s what this year’s growing season has become. You would think with such a wet spring, things would level off and rainfall would be timely for the rest of the growing season. Nah.

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Posted on June 4, 2019March 29, 2020

From Dawn ‘till Dusk and Sour Cream Yeast Rolls

Planting a corn field in the dusk.

What the heck! When it rains, it pours! The weather has not worked with us and it has been extremely wet and cool this spring. Usually, the crop (both corn and beans) is planted before the end of May. Not this year.

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