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Ive been reading some recipes on pickled eggplant and would love to give it a try, but some recipes call for as little as 15 minutes in a water bath canner and other recipes say I need to use a pressure canner??? Also the vinegar to water ratio?? Some recipes say 2parts water to 1 part vinegar...

I just put 8 trays of tomatoes into my dehydrator and I started wondering if it would be ok to lay them all out on the deck table in full sun (since its over 102 degrees today) and then as the sun goes down THEN pop them into the dehyrator for the remainder of time they need. I dont want to run...

Ive been trying to decide what to do with my front yard! We bought a bank forclosure about 2 years ago and had to completely remodel it...then we took on the backyard and got some chickens and goats and a large garden...now Im ready to tackle the front yard! ... but I am lost! We have had...

I had to tear out all my broccoli from cabbage worms and now the little annoying white moths are all over my garden trying to figure out where to land and take over next. We have been going out trying to catch and get rid of them, but no matter how many we kill they just keep multiplying...

We had some family in town and I didnt keep to my garden like I usually do and in just a few days my tomatoes have taken on some type of leaf disease. I dont know what it is so I dont know how to treat it. Any suggestions? Is it treatable? The plants are heirloom tomatoes (several different...

I have a ton of small onions that I would love to can, but I just dont have a recipe that is ONLY for onions! I found a recipe for peppers that is with vinegar, salt, and garlic (pretty basic) and I would love to do something like that with my onions, but I just dont know what recipe to...

My broccoli looked absolutely beautiful all season and right before it was time to pick, the bugs descended upon all my plants and it has been a fight to keep them alive. I used DE several different times and also me and the kids would go out there often and look for caterpillars and pick them...

I dont know if my bush beans are done producing and need to be pulled out or if they are having a disease problem that I need to address. We've got about 30 lb of beans already and the harvest is majorly tapering off, but someone told me it was just because of the heat and that if I just...

What are the best vegetables to plant in partial shade. They would get morning sun from about 7:30-noon...but its mostly shade after that. Any suggsetions would be greatly appreciated. I dont want to waste that part of my garden!

I have saw a couple mice take off running out of my compost area when I went to turn it last time. I do not want to use poison, what are some other options? I have chickens that I dont want eating a poisoned mouse as well as dogs, goats, & children that I dont want bumping across the poison. I...

we have an old a frame swing set that we want ito turn Into a greenhouse. Has anyone done this before and have advice? Where can I get greenhouse fabric? what other supplies might I need?

I have all my seedlings in my loft under fluorescents but I was considering now that it is slightly warming up to move them outside in a cold frame. Ive heard of using straw bales to set up a 3 sided wall and then put plastic in a frame over the bales...a cheaper option than buying a greenhouse...

We are needing some curb appeal, but I am having a hard time planting a non-edible garden. I would love some advice on a way to use that space for aesthetics and consumption. My front yard gets fantastic full sun. I have a 3 foot by 30 foot raised bed garden area In front of my house that is...