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My wife's grandfather grows an abundant garden every year and graciously shares his produce with us. We have no problem eating the tomatoes, pole beans, and fresh greens--but the okra... the okra is different. The traditional ways to eat okra here in the southern States are boiled whole or fried. My...

I made three bins, two out of extra cinder blocks from the corner of the yard, and one out of a large wire mesh used to reinforce concrete. I stuck the fork in this morning and was delighted to see a plume of steam coming off of the hot material. Should I wait to turn it until things cool off inside...

If it looks and smells like cofee he might not notice. a lot of caffine realted burst of energy as entierly in the drinkers heads.* try it and see i he can tell the difference. *They done similar tests with decaff and normal coffee. When staying with relatives, i am never sure if the morning brew i...

Tinks wrote:this will be the first time that i've grown courgettes and i read somewhere that you're not supposed to water over the top of them but instead copiously around the sides, does anyone know why that is?
Tinks

This is probably to help prevent fungus from growing on the leaves.
Ben

Thanks for the warm welcome. I am not quite Elvis in disguise--I have lived here most of my life and only recently toured Graceland when a friend visited from the Netherlands. The best explanation of Graceland that I have ever heard was "He had all of that money and fame, and he built THIS?&quo...

Hi everyone, The site and forum are full of great information--great job y'all. I have been interested in organic gardening, cycling, reducing my consumption, and finding creative uses for trash for a long time. However, about a year ago I read an article in Harpers, The Oil We Eat , that convinced ...

Nev-
I am glad to hear that someone has had good experiences canning in recycled glass jars. When I read about canning, they always say NOT to use old sauce jars and the like. Is this just the jar industry trying get my business, or is there a real health concern?
Thanks,
Ben

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