I’m canning nearly every day now
Our beans are in! And so are our peppers. This year I'm making batch after batch of Cowboy Candy, a candied jalapeño. Wow, are they ever good and really not all that hot. Especially...
Q and A: whiteflies and filling the canner
Whiteflies
I have just started gardening with my grandson. He has 5 pumpkin plants and I planted 6 Hopi squash. Each group are in their own 100 sq ft growbox. Our summer has been brutal...
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...
Q and A: Rabbit droppings for fertilizer and Monsanto seeds
Rabbit droppings for fertilizer
My hubby and I are truck drivers that hopefully will soon be off the road...I want chickens and possibly rabbits. Can rabbit droppings be used as fertilizer for a garden?
Judith Avery
New...
Q and A: Chicken broth and Potato bugs
Chicken broth
Can I make broth out of Chicken Skins? I would skim the fat and can the rest.
Shirley Owens
Milton, Florida
Yes, but it won't have as much flavor as broth made from either chicken...