I'm re-reading Madeline Hill's Herbs for the South. I keep it handy as a reference, but occasionally I just read it from cover to cover to refresh...
What a wonderful vacation! Lovely scenery, lovely ponies, and I especially liked your photo of the Saltwater Cowboys. Thank you for sharing a...
Thankfully we got the rain cover over the sun-drying tomatoes before the rain came. We've had 1/4" so far, and it is still drizzling. This is so...
Like your photos, very attractive! Please keep us updated on your garden's progress. I am betting it will be spectacular!
Love this weird August weather! It was 73 when I got up and so pleasant outside. I watered the peppers, fed and watered the hens, dodged kittens...
Eileen, you answer so many posts in such a positive way that we can easily forgive a few missed posts while you are on vacation. Hope you had a...
Mart, an alternative to outside sun drying is an electric food dryer. According to the directions I have read, 24 hours at 120 degrees will give...
I save egg shells in a special can (old plastic coffee can) and grind them up with a little water just before I plant my tomatoes. A tablespoonful...
Raddang, I'm not the photographer in the family, my husband is. I'm going to show him your post--I'm sure using mirrors hasn't occurred to him and...
FBG, our tomatoes went out late also--almost three weeks late. I can't decide if this is Mother Nature's way of telling me I usually plant too...
We've sun dried tomatoes three times here on the farm. This year is the fourth time, and it's working beautifully. Our weather has been hot and...
Toni, please accept my sympathy for your father-in-law's failing health, and prognosis. Also for your scratchy throat and lack of power for a...
No nose hair! Hair everywhere else, but not in my nose!
I'm sorry for y'all, and certainly wouldn't have bragged/boasted about our tomato crop if I'd known you were having problems.:oops: Last year we...
Great caption, and you were up against some stiff competition!
I prepped Roma tomatoes to go onto the drying screen, picked a basketful of Celebrities and Romas, sorted the ones that were ready to use and ones...
Cayuga, your county agricultural agent usually oversees the Master Gardener program. He/she should have a copy of the curriculum that you could...
Toni, I share your pain! We were teaching a class on native plants and one of the Master Gardeners brought in a huge garbage bag to share the...
Happy Birthday! May you keep up your good work on the Stew for many more birthdays.
Cayuga, all I can offer is my own experience with the Master Gardener program here in Texas. We are not Master Gardeners. I learned a lot by...
