So Carolyn, your tomato crop is pretty good? :lol: With 400 lbs. and more coming, I think there is going to be a shortage of canning lids in a...
When you thaw them for use, you'll find that the skins slip off as easily as if they had been blanched. When we have tomatoes "dribbling" in, not...
I put my seed order in for our fall garden--lettuces, peas, turnips, carrots, and green bush beans. I'll get broccoli starts later, and plant the...
Beeker, considering the difficult weather you've had, and the fact that you are in the North, your garden sounds fine to me! Watch out for those...
Cheryl, you are one plant-shoppin' girl! Wonderful buys, and those aren't itty-bitty plants either. Let us see where you plant them--your...
Great photos! When next you are in communication with your peripatetic brothers, please tell them how much members of the Stew are enjoying their...
Sjoerd, I showed your post to my bee-keeping husband, and he gthought your harvest may surpass ours! (he was very impressed). That is lovely...
Wishing you the Happiest of Birthdays!
Looks like you'll have a great fall garden! I've tried Rattlesnake pole beans twice, with epic failures. How do you grow yours, and if you put...
Helium is so much fun!
After a somewhat rocky start in life, KittyKat surely found a perfect home! The only consolation in losing a pet is remembering all the kind,...
What wonderful photos! We have barn swallows, and enjoy seeing them swoop around over the pasture, catching bugs. Ours don't pose for us like...
Charlie is a lucky man to have friends like you two! You showed him how much he is valued by friends--you did a very wonderful thing.
Somebody has a very green thumb! That vine is amazing :smt023 .
Eileen, that is the natural color of the wax. The wax color depends on what the bees have been eating. The green wax is last year's (2013) when we...
We have an abundance of honey, and about three pounds of beeswax. What to do? [img] Mulsom and candles ( photo / image / picture from...
Wonderful bee bath--I bet the bees love it! Bees don't like to drink near their home. We had a shallow container for bee drinking near the hive....
Well done, Ronni! Looking forward to seeing your photo for the next contest.
I have lost a lot of faith in Texas A&M. A&M recently came out with a study that stated "dogs don't have emotions." Someone at that university...
Fix a pail of warm (not hot) soapy water--use soap (Ivory, Dreft, etc.), not detergent, and dunk your basil plants in it for a minute or two. Then...
