With the help of friends, we got 275 tomatoes planted in one day

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My friends, Dara, her daughter-in-law, Grace, and Heather came over yesterday morning and by mid-afternoon, we had not only planted all of the tomato varieties we'll be growing this year but also got four...

Q and A: storing cheese and growing apricots

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Storing cheese Does coating cheese with red wax allow for it to be stored in a pantry? I purchased some red waxed cheese from the grocery store -- would this be shelf safe? Judith Almand Lithia, Florida Probably...

Hey, spring’s just around the corner (isn’t it?)

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Spring must be getting closer because I'm getting lots of seed catalogs. I've already gotten some of my favorites such as Pinetree Garden Seeds, Totally Tomatoes, and today, my favorite of favorites, Baker Creek...

Q and A: canning jerky, Southern gardens, and rendering lard

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Canning jerky I have your Growing and Canning Your Own Food book as well as several anthologies from BHM, which is probably why I can not find what I'm looking for (too many pages to...

You never know when someone’s watching you

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Back here in the big woods, you're never alone. If you stop and hold still, you'll most always find one of the "neighbors" watching you. In this case, it was a barred owl. He...