Q and A: growing cucumbers and thickening tomato sauce
Growing cucumbers
Why do the edges of the leaves on my cucumber plants turn yellow?
Loretta Howard
Plymouth, Indiana
Usually when that happens, either the plants aren't getting enough water during hot spells or you are watering with...
Q and A: Canning peaches, Tattler lids, and Clear-jel and Hopi Pale Grey seeds
Canning peaches
I was talking with someone about canning peaches, and she said that rather than adding boiling syrup to the jar of peaches, she adds a little less than a quarter cup of sugar...
The Provider green beans are ready!
I've started weeding the beans in the Central garden for the second time. Our wonder-apprentice, Alisha, weeded that whole garden before she went home to puppy-sit her dog's new puppies but those weeds just...
Today I saw our first pussy willows!
Driving into town today, I spotted pussy willows out on a bush that is always the very first in the area. I always watch that bush as when they finally pop out, it gives...
We’ve finally got nearly everything harvested and inside
Whew! It's been freezing nearly every night so all the squash and pumpkins had to come inside. This year, we've put them all in the house. (Last year the cows got out and ate...