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Leaf lettuce will grow plant some now, wait a week and plant some more, it will grow till the frost kills it. You can cover it lightly with straw when the temps get cold! I've picked it till late oct.! I'm in ohio too! You might find plants already with veggies already growing, you can plant...

It was bored into a Hungarian hot pepper! I haven't seen anything like it before! can anyone help! Reminds me of a horn worm, of course, not the color but how it feels and such! A lot smaller too !TIA, Brenda

Please make sure your recipe is an approved recipe to can, you cannot just can any old recipe, there are a lot of issues to deal with, if you make a sauce you like, freeze it unless you use a recipe from a reliable source, like the ball blue book.

Hi, I'm new here, I have posted a few times. I just want everyone to be safe, especially newbie canners. I am no expert but I do a lot of research before I can something. I want my friends and family to be safe. I want newbies to get the right info. Yes there are a lot of old time recipes out...

Thanks patandchickens, You gave me somewhere to start! I found this, and I think thit is what it is! http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2005/05/conopholis_amer.php Thanks again! Brenda PS, this was interesting to read too...

Strange looking thing? It is growing in our woods, never seen anything like it! It was growing in clusters. Anyone know? Thanks Brenda

I just read the post fungus among us, and I'm hoping I too have hothouse issues and not something else going on! Some other plants are yellowing also, but the maters look the worst! We want to plant them, but don't if they are diseased! If it is from too hot, how can I help the plants, or are...

We had 2 hail storm here last year, mid season, it took out most of the garden, it looked like someone pelted it with a machine gun! We were so bummed. Then the tomatoes got some kinf of fungus of wilt, and we lost those too!

Thanks, I won't worry then! Brenda

Should I cover my iris plants they are just starting to poke out of the ground! Doesn't seem that anything else has yet! 2-4 for tonight through tomorrow! I'm so done with the snow! TIA Brenda

My eye look like long tentacles at least 12 inches long!!!! They are small so I wont need to cut them! Thanks Brenda

We dig trenches to about 5" deep, then cover the potato and when we see them sprout we cover them up again with soil, we do that about 4 or 5 times. We then have hills! After that when we see them sprout we let it go and they grow like mad...

We have our seed potatoes from last years harvest, They have grown some eyes, should we break off those long eyes and then plant or leave the eyes on? This is our first year not buying seed potatoes! Thank You, Brenda

We have volunteer cherry tomatoes growing out of out compost pile, would you eat them? We have chicken manure in the pile along with kitchen scraps, leaves, grass and hay from our goats, and it is this years compost, from the spring clean outs! They look so yummy, but I'm concerned about the...

Here is one everyone raves about it on the Garden Web in the harvest forum! Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup Recipe By :Katie 12 tomatoes -- *see Note 2 carrots -- cut in 1" pieces 1 large onion -- quartered 2 whole heads garlic -- peeled (or more, to taste) olive oil (use very little oil!) 2...

you can use citric acid, they sell it in the powdered form, and sell it with the canning supplies. People say it has no taste. I use the lemon also and don't notice it at all! Brenda

I found this, doesn't say much more than oaklandcityfarmer did, but tells how to use the weed kiler! http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/weeds/creepingcharlie/creepcharlie.htm I never knew what it was called, we have it all over too, but where our chickens and goats eat so weed...

Just to boil something doesn't make it safe, The reason it is not safe is the low acid veggies in it! It needs vinegar and or some other type of acid like lemon juice, or citric acid. Pressure canning salsa is recomended, unless deemed safe for water bathing, which the recipe I gave has been. I...

Yeah, I want to put something there, it is pretty blank! I thought some kind of wall hanging too! I just haven't found the right piece for my budget!! LOL!!! Brenda

Doodle Do It wouldn't be safe,but you can freeze it! I never tried it,but others have When canning food you have to take into consideration the safety of yourself, and those who eat what you canned! It is up to you. I'm not willing to take the risk, since the end result could be death! Not...