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Our heat spell continues

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Even our cat, Mittens, is coming in for an afternoon nap during the heat of the day. I'll admit that Will and I are...

Q and A: saving hybrid corn seed, dehydrating previously frozen berries,...

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Saving hybrid corn seed Can I successfully save seed from my "Incredible" sweet corn? Will it grow true?   Dawn Norcross Orion, Illinois You can save the seed...

We will be having another homestead seminar in August

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Three intensive days to visit and explore our 120-acre wild woods retreat; a fun and exciting learning experience! Covered in this second seminar will...

Q and A: preserving figs and blossom end rot on tomatoes

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Preserving figs We have so many figs this year. I have canned figs, made fig jam, preserves, conserve, and strawberry fig jam. I am going...

Q and A: pickling solution, melted plastic in the garden, and...

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Pickling solution I've been canning a lot of pickle goods, Sw. Relish, Garlic Dills, Sw. Pickle Chips, etc. I have a lot of Sw. Pickling...