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Hi everyone, How should I freeze carrots for stews that I will make this fall? Par-boil first? For how long? or ????? Thank you. Anne

Is this as simple as puting some leaves in a jar and just letting them dry out, crushing and then I have dried basil? My basil crop is beautiful this year and I would love to preserve some. Anne

I have grown broccoli for years and this is the first time it is bitter. I picked heads, did not wash, bagged it, and put in the fridge (as I have done many times) until ready to cook. Usually within a few days. It is so bitter that I have had to throw it away. Even the chickens won't eat it...

I planted garlic for the first time several months ago. How do I tell when it is ready to harvest? And do I have to dry it out before I use it? The thin greenery above ground is about 12" tall. Thanks for your help. Anne

I want to move and will give away several rose bushes, about 2 years old. My neighbor will re-plant as soon as she gets them. I want to do this now and re-plant the area with bulbs. I am in No. Ca. Please advise the best way to proceed to give the bushes a good chance. I am thinking prune...

I have been bitten several times by small wasps while I am out and about in my garden or working with my chickens. About 24 hours after the bite, quite a large area around the bite area will swell, redden, feel very hot and itch like crazy. This can go on for more than a week. What do you use...

I have two 3" binders for receipes that I have torn out of magazines, printed off the internet or photocopied from cookbooks. I used to have these arranged by salads, vegetable dishes, main course, desserts, etc. I always found it difficult (and time consuming) to locate receipes that matched...

I recently was given the following receipe for tomatos, zuchinni and basil and I have been making it daily for about a week now. I can't believe how wonderful it is and what a great use for the last of my garden tomatos and zuchinni and basil. As always, the more you grow, the better this is...

I am trying to figure out how to bold the subject of a topic. I hope I have done it here. Anne

This is the first time I have tried corn, and planted several different kinds this year. I am harvesting now. Some of the stalks have produced one large full ear or corn and other stalks have produced a second ear but it appears to be immature, and much smaller. My questions for the...

I am experimenting with canning and freezing some of my corn to see which method give the best flavor. I have canned a couple of small jars and now want to try and freeze some. My questions? How do I do that? Cook the corn first on the cob? how long? Take the corn off the cob, cook? how...

I love growing carrots, but hate the cleaning. The soil in my garden is clay-like so when I harvest, the carrots are quite muddy. There must be an easier way than hosing, soaking and scrubbing....please tell me there is..... Anne

This is one of my favorite meals to serve from my garden. It's steamed broccolli, beans, carrots, and zucchini, mixed in with tomatoes, basil, thyme, onions and chives. Of course, you can use whatever you have in your garden. I steam and then toss the vegs and cooked whole wheat pasta with...

This is an excellent receipe from the Food Network, Ellie Krieger show. For all those pears I didn't know what to do with. Topping: 1/4 C oat flour or whole wheat flour 2/3 C old fashioned oats 1/2 C packed brown sugar (light or dark) 1 t ground cinnamon 1/8 t salt 1/4 C canola oil (I used...

I have a good apple/pear cobbler receipe that I want to freeze. I bought some tin foil containers. Should I cook the cobbler first and then freeze or freeze uncooked? If I cook first and then freeze, when I want to eat it, do I let it thaw and then re-heat? Or re-cook frozen? Oh, my, this...

Hi everyone, Hope you can help me here. What is causing this in my tomatoes? Seems to be affecting only my table/eating variety. I do not see any visable evidence of worms or bugs. I have noticed that the water emitter to this plant was plugged up. Any advice would be so appreciated. Thank...

I am so excited....my first potato crop with red and blue potatos. I mean, I am really excited........never have I even attempted to grow them before. This is a picture of some of them....I dug up probably 10 times as many as shown. Now I don't know what to do with them. I plan on making and...

I can't figure it out. I write my subject, click the bold icon, write my message, submit, but it never is bold. I read the how to at the bottom, but don't understand when or how Bold text produces Bold text. Can you please walk me through? Anne

What will eat my garden? A. Mole B. Vole C. Gopher D. All of the above Something is living and tunneling in my garden, which is surrounded by concrete, but doesn't seem to be eating or destroying anything. I see a tunnel when I pick root vegs but the lettuce, beans, carrots, herbs, tomatoes...

I would like to change my user name to: DD Ranch Thank you. Anne