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...
Reader’s Question: Seed exchange
I was hoping you knew of a good seed exchange/ seed swap either over the net, through a mail service or seed company. If not Backwoods home should start one.
David Kleis
Kennwick, WA
If you type...
Q and A: pumpkins and canning chili and spaghetti sauce
Pumpkins
I have a question about my pumpkins. I grew a variety that the seed packet said could get up to 65 pounds. Mine turned out more like one of those little pie pumpkins you...
Q and A: planting by the moon and storing whole wheat pasta
Planting by the moon
Do you plant by the moon? When I do, sometimes the weather is bad so when I wait for the weather to clear, the time has passed.
Julie F.
Sunnyside, Washington
No, I don't....
Q and A: processing spaghetti sauce with olive oil, turnips and rutabagas, and seed...
Processing spaghetti sauce with olive oil
I canned many new recipes from your book since I had an awesome garden this year. In your recipe for salsa, thickened with tomato paste I used 2 -...