Q and A: heating with compost, dehydrator, and picking peaches too early
Heating with compost
I am wondering if you have ever heard of heating your green/hoop house with your compost pile. I have read about it, and it makes sense to me. It could probably be...
I have most of the tomatoes transplanted
With all of the main crop tomatoes transplanted, I quickly transplanted a few new ones a customer sent me. They had gotten very leggy, due to lack of sun. But, I've found that by...
I hope you all have a very Happy New Year!
We're working toward that too. After all, following the exciting and peaceful holidays, visiting family (social distanced, of course), and eating lots of goodies, we're getting back to work. Seed orders are flowing in,...
Q and A: splitting tomatoes and sourdough bread
Splitting tomatoes
Should you pull green tomatoes after a heavy rain to keep them from splitting?
Kelly Craven
Kernersville, North Carolina
I don't do this but if you're having trouble with your almost ripe green tomatoes splitting, you...
Q and A: coating cheese with wax, open-pollinated plants, canning cheese, and prepper shows
Coating cheese with wax
When you make cheese, do you coat it with wax for aging? I've done it both ways and am usually not real successful with the wax. No matter how many layers...