Drinking Water From Wild Grapevines
One evening last week, we helped Pap cut a few trees and scrub that had grown high enough to shade part of the big…
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Garden Folklore From Appalachia
A comment left by B. Ruth got me to thinking about all the old folklore I’ve heard about the garden and about the outdoors…
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Burning The Garden
Ever heard of burning the garden? A recent post by Granny Sue brought back a memory so sharp and real…
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A Brief Dictionary Of Seed Descriptions Found In Seed Catalogs
Today’s post is written by Dean Mullis from Laughing Owl Farm. A few months ago, I asked Dean if he could explain…
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Planting By The Signs For March 2010
I’ve been itching to get my early spring veggies planted-but as I’ve told you before-I’m determined to plant my entire…
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Growing Mushrooms – To Eat
I first read about growing mushrooms in a Carolina Country magazine a few years ago. If I remember accurately, the…
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Growing A Garden In 2010
Each year-the closer it gets to planting time the more excited I get. Seems I’m doubly excited this year…
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Spring & Summer On A Snowy Day
Like much of the country Western NC has had it’s fair share of snow this winter. For those of you who…
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Planting By The Signs – Finally A Test That Worked
My fall garden is producing a bumper crop of radishes, greens, and turnips. Some of you may remember-I made sure to plant my…
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Planting A Fall Garden
The green vibrant bounty of our summer garden is gone. Pretty much the only thing left producing-is Okra. I wanted…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn’s Corn Test Update
Time to share an update on the Blind Pig & The Acorn’s Corn Test. Tipper: You can look back to…
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Canning By The Zodiac Signs
We’ve already talked about how the Zodiac Signs dictate the time to plant your garden-but what about telling you when…
