Which Vegetables and Fruits I Will or Won’t Dehydrate Again
I have had my dehydrator for several years now. It has been fun to dehydrate many vegetables and fruits. There are many that have been great to use dehydrated, but there are some that I don’t think I will try again. Here is my break down of which ones are which, and why: Tomatoes – […]
Strategies for Deciding How Much Garden You Can Manage
Hardly anyone’s garden is the size they want it to be. Either it is too small and limits options. Or it is too large and overwhelms with maintenance needs. Enthusiastic gardeners tend to keep increasing the size of their garden until, one day, they discover they either need to hire help or adjust their gardening […]
How to Collect Larkspur Seed
Larkspur is an annual flower that blooms in late spring and is going to seed around the middle of July in southwest Idaho. This happens even if it is getting watered regularly, as mine does. The seed pods begin as green tubes that look a lot like miniature pea pods. One pod forms at every […]
Raw Milk, Strawberries, Yogurt, and Biscuits
It was a clear case of bad news leading to other good opportunities. Our long time source of raw milk was discontinuing supply due to legal hassles. Why don’t people just stop buying a product instead of putting them out of business for all the other satisfied customers? However, after digging way down into a […]
My Backyard Weeds – Good versus Bad Grasses
Grasses can be some of the most frustrating weeds around. Even your own lawn can easily become a pernicious weed in flower or vegetable gardens because of roots spreading or not getting adequately trimmed at borders, so that it is left to seed. It helps to learn some about the different kinds of grass, which […]