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I froze green beans this year and last. I blanched them in boiling water for 2 minutes, then put them in cold/ice water. Drain well, and put in Ziploc bags, sucked out the air (literally) and put in the freezer. They were great all winter long. Three years ago, I didn't blanch them, and they...

So this is the time to figure out where to put your garden next year. :thumbsup #1 concern is sunlight. #2 is the ability to water it when there's insufficient rain. #3 is the soil. If you get #1&2 right, you can work on #3. Chickens help a LOT with that. I have two gardens, and one is very...

:lau That's why I've never grown green tomatoes! I bet they do get a little softer, though, so maybe you can give 'em a squeeze.

I have a couple tomatoes thinking about turning. Maybe by Friday...? I will probably have to buy tomatoes for canning this year. Boo. I was hoping this would be the year that I get enough of my own to can the 55-60 quarts we use in a year. That's not impressive; my neighbor has 100 plants and...

Let's revive it! Not sure what still has time to grow here, unless we have a long fall. I recently planted kale in what was my garlic bed. I have gobs of kale seed; "Free! Packet of seeds with your order!" is almost always kale for me. So I went heavy handed with the seed, as some is 2+ years...