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    I have a stupid question about canning tomato sauce...

    I've been canning for a few years now- long enough to know the official answer to any canning question is "No, you can't do that and you're going to die of botulism poisoning.":th But I'm going to go ahead and ask anyways. I'm always working on trying to get my tomato sauce thicker. I hate...
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    My new favorite tomato! So weird...

    These things are called Voyage Tomatoes or Traveler Tomatoes... I ordered the seeds on a whim. The description wasn't very flattering, it said they looked like a brain. They are the most beautiful things, though! They don't look like a brain at all! They look like cherry tomatoes trying to...
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    Cherokee Purple - Normal size?

    I planted a few Cherokee Purple Tomatoes that I started from seed this year. When I bought the seed it didn't say that they got really big... but I keep getting tomatoes whose average size is pictured below. I have to pick them before they get completely ripe because they start to split. Is...
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    Fire-Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

    Ok, making green salsa is about 1000% times easier than doing red! No blanching, peeling, and seeding of tomatoes... I simply husked, washed, and roasted the suckers on the bbq to blacken them a bit. I used my food processor for everything except the garlic. My husband LOVES this on tacos...
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    Look! I have artichokes!

    I really just wanted to show someone before I had to cut their lovely heads off. This is my first time growing artichokes... I never thought I could. I thought you had to be in a more coastal climate, but apparently not. My tractor scarecrow has been diligently watching over my garden. :D The...
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    What can you tell me about garbanzo beans (chick peas)?

    This is the first time I am attempting garbanzo beans this year... the info I've found is kind of sketchy on when they are ready for harvest, how to harvest them, etc... Any advice would be appreciated! :) I'm under the impression that the plants start to dry up as they near being able to be...
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    I kill roses! Someone stop me please...

    Vacant lots can grow better roses than I can. My intuition is off when it comes to these things, and I keep killing them.:( I just bought 2 more from a nursery and transplanted them into my yard. Their blooms have mostly died down now. Do I cut them off or just let them hang there like sad...
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    Dracaena Draco seedlings... what now?

    Has anyone ever grown a Dracaena Draco from seed before? This little guy sprouted up faster than the others in the next tray over. I had put him by himself with some caper seeds in the other cells. He surprised me by sprouting so fast and now I'm wondering at what point I should transplant...
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    Stinging nettle everywhere! Help?

    Has anyone ever fought off stinging nettle? As soon as I get rid of the first batch (pulling out and sometimes hula hoe - then throwing away) a million baby stinging nettles pop right up behind. I feel like I must be going about this the wrong way and helping it multiply somehow. :( This stuff...
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    jersey walking stick cabbage question

    I planted 5 jersey walking stick cabbage seeds last year... only one made it. It is now 7 feet tall and flowering! Does anyone know if they are self pollinating? I would love to save the seeds if they are, but there is not a lot of info on these things so I don't know. Anyone out there know?
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