Q and A: Flowering carrots, Hugelkultur, canning meatballs, and squash soup recipe

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Flowering carrots I have a question about carrots. Mine are flowering BIG TIME. Some look like they are going to seed and some are just simple dainty flowers. The carrots with the heavy flowers have...

We’re continuing in the “get ready for winter” mode

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In between other projects, while waiting for more cash to continue working on the barn, Will finished pushing brush piles together with Old Yeller, our trusty 'dozer, then disced the field again to ready...

Q and A: planting by the moon and storing whole wheat pasta

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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: ant infestation and gardening in a hot climate

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Ant infestation I need to find a natural way to kill an ant infestation so as not to kill pets. John Marcum Silverton, Oregon You can make a simple mixture of 1 cup water, 2 cups sugar, and...

Q and A: freezer jam and canning spaghetti sauce

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Freezer jam Last summer, in Michigan, I made a lot of freezer jam. I have now sold my home in Michigan and am moving 12 hours away to VA BCH. Is there any way that...