Poppin’ peppers!
Our peppers are really popping up! Today Will moved two tables into the living room windows so they can get plenty of sun until we get the other mini-greenhouse set up in a window....
Q and A: ripe squash, pectin alternatives, and liquid or no liquid in hot-packed...
Ripe squash
This year I grew Hopi grey squash for the first time. I noticed that the little curly que by the stem dries up, but the stem that the curly que is on takes...
Q and A: Cleaning Wallo’ Waters and Kale and Swiss chard
Cleaning Wallo’ Waters
I finally took your advice and bought some Wall-o-Waters this year and planted our tomatoes earlier than the recommended date. Actually I chickened out and only planted them 3 weeks early, but...
Oh my, did I ever get a deal
Last week, I found fire-roasted green chile peppers, canned in 24-ounce containers on Facebook Marketplace. My daughter-in-law, Kelly Jo picked them up for me and David brought them up here after deer hunting down...
Q and A: velvet beans and tomato cages
Velvet beans
Will velvet beans cross with Louisiana Purple Pod and Rattlesnake pole (green) beans?
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Velvet beans are Mucuna pruriens where Louisiana Purple Pods are Phaseolus vulgaris, or common bean like the Rattlesnake bean. So...