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Q and A: insects eating ground cherry leaves, Stanley plums, and...
Insects eating ground cherry leaves
What is eating my Ground Cherry leaves? I planted a few ground cherries this year after reading some of...
Q and A: canning tomatoes, canning root vegetables, raised beds and...
Canning tomatoes
I am canning tomatoes. Of course it seems time consuming. This year, for one batch I have pureed the entire tomato (minus the...
We had to bid our wonderful apprentice, Krystal, goodbye
We took Krystal to the airport yesterday morning as her apprenticeship had ended. She continues on with college in a couple of weeks and...
Q and A: pressure canning and canning pickled asparagus
Pressure canning
I was canning the other day in my pressure canner and after the processing time was done and the pressure had dropped...
Q and A: canning bacon, pepper rings, and rusty canning jars
Canning bacon
I have canned bacon by chopping slices into chunks, lightly frying then pressure canning. I want to try canning strips next, but...