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Layout of new garden and Canning questions

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Layout of new garden  My question concerns the layout of a new vegetable garden. There is a large, relatively flat area with full sun in...

Canning bacon, Goat feed, and Meat chickens

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Canning bacon  June 25th I wrote you about canning "dry," pre-cooked bacon and you asked for a report: I did a "modified" Enola Gay version...

Quarantining chickens, PVC hoop house, and Building codes

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Quarantining chickens  We're home from our first showing at the county fair. My children brought 6 chickens to show for 4-H. I see you quarantine...

Canning beets, Preserving yellow pear tomatoes, and Storing dried herbs

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Canning beets  I just harvested my Bulls Blood beets. I left 3 inches of stem and the roots on. I boiled them -- probably 25...

Squash rotting, Canning sugar pears, and European canning jars

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Squash rotting  We planted Blue Hubbard squash this year (1st time), and while the plants have a fairly decent yield, there are many (a lot!)...