Q and A: sunflower seeds for chickens and storing canned items in a dirt-floor...
Sunflower seeds for chickens
I feed no chicken food to my hens. The only corn they get is people corn. They have never had any shots or medications. That said, can I feed Pennington's Oiled...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Last night we had six inches of fluffy new snow, covering the evergreens around our house, making it look like a Christmas card. Only we live in this Christmas card all year long. How...
Canning cowpeas, Pectin, and Dried tomatoes
Canning cowpeas
I canned my homegrown cowpeas in quarts at 15 lbs pressure for 50 minutes leaving 1.5 inches headspace. My canner has a weighted gauge and my elevation is a little over 1000. When...
Q and A: Home-canned tuna, market baskets, and lima beans
Home-canned tuna
I love the idea of canning fresh tuna. But I want tuna for tuna salad. Would home canned tuna need to be heated to boiling for 15 minutes before eating. And wouldn't that...
Q and A: caterpillars on dill plants and Fairs and Expos in the midwest
Caterpillars on dill plants
Again I am requesting your experienced answer concerning our garden. I have planted a lot of dill for canning but two days ago I discovered large (and some small) yellow and...