Search results

All right ... I'm a dunce. I got my recipes confused and I pressure canned my pintos for 50 minutes instead of the 90 that every recipe Ive looked at says. So I looked at a bunch of different pressure canning recipes and the times are quite variable.. Green beans requires 45 minutes for...

I used my new American canner for the first time yesterday canning beans with tattler lids. out of 11 jars only 3 sealed.. and by sealing I mean that the center dome on the lid did not suck down and become concave as they generally do. When I take the rings off it seems like the lids are on...

Hi Everyone, I planted garlic last fall. Shelled out for some too expensive hard neck german garlic. Its now about 18 inches tall and came to life about 9 or 10 weeks ago. When is the right time to harvest this? thanks.

Although I garden organically, I'm wondering what all those large inorganic potato growers put on their soil to make their potatoes grow year after year on the same spot. Any ideas?

This is my third year on my raspberry patch and I finally have a harvest. They are a thornless variety that does well in cold high altitude climates. I don't know the variety name. What I need to know about is pruning. Should I prune the canes that produced this year or leave them?

Ive been planting holly hocks for several years. The ones I planted two years ago bloomed last year. Now I see abundant green leaves on them again this year, their 3rd year, when i thought that they were suppose to die and not return this year at all. Are they going to bloom again or should I...

Last fall I stored my carrots in a box of sand in the root cellar and they are still good. Would this work for beets too? Im wanting them to last for a good 9 or 10 months like the carrots. thanks

I saved potatoes for seed last fall and even though they were in the complete dark they sprouted long shoots.. If I plant them should I pull the shoots off first or plant them with those sprouts till on?

after 3 largely unsuccessul attempts on getting a harvest of butternut in past years I'm so close this year. The first two years got froze out but I only had a couple on the vine. Last year I had only one rather large squash that was still bright green when the first frost came. This year I...

I was looking at a compost activator by Nature Guard company last week.. about $10. I did't buy it because I really am a cheapskate but also needed confirmation that it works. I do like their soil activator though. I have a real hard time with compost as it is so dry here, and mostly cold, and...

After my first two seasons of lousy carrots I've hit the jackpot! But how do I store them? I have a root cellar that averages about 40 degrees and plan to keep them there but how should I pack these guys? Anyone know about packing in sand and do you recommend it? Other ideas?

Some of my tomato plants got caught in a freee and they looked quite dead until the other day they started putting out green leaf suckers at the joints of the original larger leaves. I pulled most of them and put new plants in but I saved 2 to see what would happen Do you think there is any...

This is very serious. Please watch this video. Please understand that some GMO food is being designed to grow in the high presence of aluminum. Aluminum comes from chemtrails. Watch this film. It is critically important to organics. Aluminum in soil and water can kill plants. It collects in...

I just attended a workshop regarding Essiac with Mali Klein, in Missoula, Montana. She is the caretaker of Rene Cassies' papers, notes and recordings and the ultimate authority on Essiac that is alive today. She has written a book on Essiac and explains why some people dont get such great...

I have a collection of perennials in pots that I need to winter over. They are all acustom in general to deep freeze being zone three plants. Some are yarrow and others are goji berries. I have them in a sun room, (not green house) where the days might warm up to 35 to 45 on sunny days but...

We are suppose to have a hard freeze tuesday night and I have a lot of beets in the ground. It is predicted to be between 23 and 29 at night for the next 5 days. Many beets are half uncovered of soil and quite large but they are still growing. the others are still under soil.. they were...

I have several plants I want to winter over in a cold sunroom over the winter,,, it will freeze in there but not hit the 10 or 20 below that it gets outside. should I water these plants that will be in at least six inch pots, some much bigger, over the winter? How do I know when to water? Just...

I have a rather large patch of acorn squashes that are getting nice and large but still green. Temps are threatening to to freeze soon and its hard to go out there and cover them.. its a pretty big patch... Im wondering if I can pick them green and if they will ripen off the vine?

I have some apple seeds from a local tree but Im not sure the best way to plant them. Should I put them in a freezer for a few weeks first? or what?

I have some apple seeds from a local tree and would like to know the best way to get them going. Any ideas?