Wow! A new variety of squash!

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Several years ago my friend, Dara, planted a Hopi Pale Grey a few dozen yards away from a Marina Di Chioggia, a bumpy, round,...

Why are there only so many daylight hours?

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Now it's spring for sure and things are popping around here. Our daffodils are in full bloom after sitting under snowbanks for months and...

Yep, we’re still harvesting

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Despite the freeze, we're still in full harvest mode. It didn't get cold enough to hurt our pumpkins, as they had lots of vine...

Spring inside, but it’s still winter outside

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Last night it was -26 degrees, clear and cold, cold.  But the greenhouse stayed 55 degrees all night and this morning when I went...

Q and A: Canning frozen vegetables, Pigweed and Lambs Quarters, and Dairy recipes

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Canning frozen vegetables Can you safely can (in jars) frozen vegetables (butter beans and purple hull peas that have been purchased from the grocer? Betty Whitehead Lumberton,...