Q and A: damaged apple trees and freezing beans and rice

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Damaged apple trees We planted two dwarf apple trees three springs ago and took care to protect them from critters. This winter the snow was...

Q and A: Canning meats

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Canning sausage patties I processed 17 pints of sausage patties. I browned them and then put 4 Tbsp. of water and fat from the pan...

Q and A: watering in hoop houses, blackberry syrup, and oven canning

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Watering in hoop houses and blackberry syrup Since we've had two summers of extremely hot, dry weather, I think the hoop houses might be the...

Boy did we get clobbered by snow!

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You know that storm that was heading for us?  Well it got here.  And how!  Saturday night it started.  Then by Sunday morning,...

Q and A: Jerusalem artichokes and adding lemon juice to tomatoes

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Jerusalem artichokes The Jerusalem Artichokes are taller than I am and I'm looking forward to harvesting them. Do I wait until a hard freeze? Do...