The aluminum screening and salting works! We now have two jars of Romas dried, and a jar of the Yellow Pear, with more on the drier. [img]...
Beefsteak type tomatoes are prone to mealiness. That's not to say each and every one will be mealy, but they are more likely to become so than the...
As always, a great photo. Great Blues are "poetry in motion" in flight, but their call is something less than poetic!
All I can say is "WOW!" Is there a county fair where you can enter and win the "Biggest tomato" contest?
Please tell Eileen how much she is missed, and how much we all hope her recovery is quick and complete. What an awful thing to happen to such a...
Well, the experiment continues. First try was a failure--mold! We removed the heavier cloth and replaced it with aluminum screening; bathed the...
Welcome to the Stew, Carol, from a small farm in Central Texas! There are discussions on this site that hit all of your interests--recipes, pets,...
After I get the drool marks off my monitor, and dry out my keyboard, I'll tell you just how delicious your sauce, tomato chips, and powder look!...
Utterly lovely! You must have enjoyed your stroll through the gardens, and we enjoy seeing it through your camera lens.
[img] One Lb. jar, and 2 oz. honeybear ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden ) So, this is what we are getting. We have started...
Jbest, there is no decline around here that I have heard of, but of course our bees forage for three miles and everyone says, "We saw some of your...
If you pick a sunny, warm, not very windy day, the bees are too busy gathering nectar or pollen to bother with a person. We wear veils because...
We spent Sunday harvesting and extracting honey: [img] Frames filled with honey ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden )...
Yes, I found that out the hard way--yellow fingers! Glad your cukes are doing well, and I wish you good luck with your dills.
Bunkie, thank you for the information, and so quickly, too! We moved the drier closer to the house--rain is forecast for this afternoon and we...
Sjoerd, have you been listening to Garrison Kieller's Lake Woebegon on the radio? Your sounds like his However, your allotment looks great, and...
Bunkie, did you use canning jars like Kerr or Ball? I have a bunch of small jelly jars, Kerr I think, that I hoped to put the dried tomatoes in....
Sherry, what a wonderful photo! Keep this up, and Kildale will have a rival!
Donna, when I saw the weather report this morning, I immediately thought of you. So happy that the damage was minimal, and that the storm is...
When I saw how expensive sun-dried tomatoes are in the grocery, I decided to make more of our own. I had made a small batch a couple of years ago,...
