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Tomato Paste Recipe Looking for a way to use up all your garden tomatoes? How about making this tomato paste recipe? Tomato paste is used in plenty of hearty meals through the winter months. If...
Fresh Creamed Freezer Corn Recipe Wondering what you can do with all that garden fresh corn on the cob? Try this fresh creamed freezer corn recipe and you will enjoy that sweet corn taste well...
Fish Pellets as Fertilizer Whenever I can I like to use organic fertilizers. People ask me all the time how I grow such mammoth rhubarb plants and I always grin and I say I’m not...
Growing Weeks Needed for Fall Crops Wondering how many growing weeks are needed for a certain fall crop? I’ve made a simple guide to give you a clear idea. You will want to bookmark or...
Growing Lemongrass Up until last year, I didn’t even have a clue what lemongrass was. It is an obsession of my teenage daughter’s. To cut costs I wanted to try my hand at growing lemongrass.
Enchilada Sauce Looking to use some of your garden produce up? Make this homemade garden enchilada sauce to use in your fresh dishes. The sauce freezes rather well too.
Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad This salad broccoli and cauliflower salad can be used as a side salad or a main dish. My family happens to call it the kitchen sink salad because I normally add...
Corn Roast & Flavored Butter Right now fresh ears of corn on the cob are plentiful in the grocery store and along roadside produce stands. The price is right, too. Under 25 cents a serving....
When you think of a summer dessert many people’s thoughts go directly to strawberry shortcake. Growing up with a grandma that raised raspberries, we enjoyed this raspberry torte recipe. I am pretty sure each of...
What is Eating My Cabbage Plants Yesterday, I received a question in my Facebook inbox that included pictures. It is an excellent question too. What is eating my cabbage plants? Anytime, I receive a question...
Pickled Beets Canning and Preserving Ah, summer! The garden is thriving and we all want to preserve our fruits and vegetables as long as we can. One of our favorite vegetables is beets. Fresh, roasted,...
Today’s post is all about how I make milk jug greenhouses and start my seeds. When you are searching for ways to start your seeds for the season, many people are not sure how, or...
This DIY cold frame garden box was designed for garden boxes in areas of the country that receive frost. You can plant your vegetables earlier in the season and maintain them later in the season as well.
Growing Basil Cuttings Winter is coming. Growing basil cuttings from your outdoor plants will make sure you have fresh basil to use indoors throughout the season.
Digging Horseradish Roots for Winter Digging horseradish roots for winter serves two purposes. Preparing horseradish sauce and also storing the root for those that DO NOT get frost.
Simple Creamy Cucumber Salad This light and refreshing Simple creamy cucumber salad is infused with a lemon kick. Perfect to use those fresh garden cucumbers, onions and dill. Vegan? Exchange the Mayo in this recipe for...
Collect Seeds From Your Rhubarb Plant Question. “Can we plant the seed that is growing from our rhubarb?” Short answer. Yes, you can. However, there is a certain time to collect seeds from your rhubarb...
Starting and Maintaining a Raspberry Patch Living directly in town I don’t have a lot of space to grow raspberries. I searched for ways for starting and maintaining a raspberry patch with little effort. Raised...
I am wholeheartedly committed to growing all the fresh produce that I can this growing season. This led me on a hunt to locate ways to achieve my goal. A straw bale garden is my...
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