Select deep pots and fill then with a mixture of coarse grit and compost.Pour out some hormone rooting powder on a sheet of paper towel. Avoid taking cuttings during cold snaps.When you are taking cuttings from gooseberry plants, select vigorous shoots...
Honey spun from local hives along with fresh herbs. Each one is a little different in its own unique way. But the one thing that I've discovered that they all have in common, friendly people who will chat on every subject imaginable.The most anticipated...
A juice extracted from the bark of the tree contains toxic ingredients such as saponin, gallic acid, along with tannin, and possibly lupeol. Read on to find out about using otaheite gooseberries and other interesting cermai fruit tree info.Otaheite gooseberry...
I think my picks for my own zone 5b yard (from this list) are Boysenberries, Lingonberries, Seaberries, Aronia and Hardy Kiwifruit. The berries are a dark purple almost black in color when ripe, softer than a blackberry, and lack the blackberry's large...
Add shortening and combine till the lumps are pea-size. And the gooseberries are growing.' ~Anton Chekhov Gather dough into a ball, adding more water if needed. Divide in half and roll out on floured hoard.
Find a big bunch of basil orGreen peppers have been available for a while, but the colorful ripe sweet peppers are starting to appear now, and we use them in everything.Frying peppers to cook with sausage, bull's horn peppers to skewer for kebabs, banana...
Recognize What You Know Learning to eat wildflowers usually starts with recognition. As I ventured out to a local nature preserve, the wildflowers in bloom were less familiar. Hunt For Knowledge This process is generally what I go through when determining...
Photo by Rick Gush We don't enjoy the tast of broccoli Romana as much as the green variety. My wife likes hers with lemon juice. It tastes more like cauliflower, but mealier. Although the big heads are impressive, the total number of small sprouts will...
Set plants slightly deeper than they grew in their nursery pots. These cold-natured plants seldom produce well in warmer climates where temperature often top 90F (32C). With older, spreading varieties, prune out lateral branches lying close to the ground...
For hundreds of years, the common persimmon, or Diospyros virginiana L., has been used as a food source. During the Civil War, persimmon seeds were dried, roasted, and ground into a coffee substitute, and the leaves were used for tea.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Photo by Judith Hausman These melon balls taste remarkable with a splash of orange liqueur and a squeeze of lime juice. Throw in a handful of fall raspberries or sugar and smash some berries into a raspberry sauce to spoon on...
For a healthy meal, make a salad with goat cheese and arugula and nuts or seeds. Next, cut the pear halves into slices.You can eat a raw Asian pear with or without the skin. Since they bruise easily, they are often sold in a foam net sweater for protection.
Discard any blemished petals. Darker roses have more aroma and flavor. The more elegant way is to fill trays half full of water. Use the petals immediately or store refrigerated in a plastic bag.
After separating the seeds from the stone, test them for viability by putting them in a small container of water. In frost-free areas, grow the transplanted seedlings outdoors in partial sunlight.
A hummingbird guards this stash of nectar. His prize plant is the fuchsia-flowering gooseberry. Something brightens a shady spot in a chaparral canyon. This corresponds to the mediterranean climate zone of California.
Remember, these squash are heavy. I started with the spaghetti squash; it was difficult to cut. It will help for you to know what to expect: spaghetti squash is watery and will thin down any sauce that you put on it.
A simple sweet and sour preparation calls for 1 pound of cactus pads to ½ cup of sugar and ¾ cup of vinegar. You can also buy prepared cactus strips in jars.Use care if you decide to prepare the cactus yourself.
But free-roaming chickens get to chow down on whatever suits their fancy. Whenever one of us goes outside, he barges over, demanding one of his regular treats: chicken scratch blueberries cut in half apples, pears and nectarines watermelon cat food mealworms...
Harvesters collect the ripe fruit and put them in boxes with adequate air circulation. Eaten alone or combined with other fruits, poultry, vegetables or milk, the maypop is a special treat that is enjoyed late summer through fall.The maypop, which has...
Here's how I do the French-style dish. The fact is I can get rabbit right here at the big supermarket (I call to be sure it's available) but from an anonymous, distant supplier, where the rabbits are fed who knows what and slaughtered who knows how.
Don't worry about getting every single trace of pulp, as the stuff that clings to the seeds only increases the flavor and nutrition.Once you've removed the pulp to your satisfaction, let the seeds drain thoroughly, then spread them in a thin layer on...
Raising insects doesn't seem like it would be that difficult, and I have raised mealworms. I now find it annoying that I don't chew on the succulent little creatures myself. It doesn't usually take too long for the birds to swoop down and scoop up the...
Use the flowers to decorate desserts too.Picking nasturtiums to eat is as simple as plucking off flowers and leaves as needed throughout the growing season. The flavor of the plant will actually get spicier as the day wears on, so pick early for milder...
The bottom of the melon will appear yellow–not white. Several simple methods can be used to determine if a watermelon is ready to eat.How to tell when a watermelon is ripe and ready to be enjoyed.Thump on the top of the watermelon with your finger.
Repeat weekly or as necessary. Measure the vegetable oil, garlic and hot sauce, and mix in a small bowl. Concentrate the spray on the underside of the leaves, where chewing insects often appear.
Onions also have been used for their medicinal properties by ancient Greeks, Romans and Indians. You can also place the onion in a small pot of water with the root side down to encourage more sprouting.
Alternatively, spray a commercially available contact repellent over the plantings to make them unpalatable and prevent the animals from returning to your garden. Place the traps strategically in your garden along with bait, such as slices of fruit, to...
