Q and A: Stringless pole beans and pressure cookers not made for canning
Stringless pole beans
Every time I have grown pole green beans they have a lot of strings in the pod. I sure would like to have suggestions on a kind that is stringless.
Gail Erman
Palisade, Colorado
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Three feet of snow, -5 F, and I’m starting to plant
Now that may sound totally crazy (especially when our last spring frost date is around June 12th or so. But there are a few crops that need to be started early. One of these...
Q and A: canning potatoes with their skins on and how to tell when...
Canning potatoes with their skins on
This year we had quite a drought and I have many tiny potatoes to deal with. Is it ok to can them with their skins on? I really...
Q and A: Planting beans late, Canning meat, and Canning vegetable soup
Planting beans late
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