Suckering Tomatoes
This year The Deer Hunter and I have planted more tomato plants than ever before. Partly because we need to grow…
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The Blackberry
Blackberry picking time is almost here-the berries are still green on the brambles around my house-but before long they’ll be…
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How To Plant By The Signs
Planting during the right moon phase is easier than it sounds-basically you plant crops that produce their bounty above ground…
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Planting By The Signs
Do you plant your garden by the signs? Do you know what planting by the signs means? Man has looked…
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Economic Downturn Causes A Resurgence In Old Time Ways
Over the past few days we’ve been discussing how reusing, re-purposing, and recycling can be good for the environment-and…
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Rain Barrels
Over the past few years rain barrels have become popular with both home gardeners and folks who are interested in…
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Dogwood Winter
Here, in the Southern Highlands of Appalachia, we have been experiencing Dogwood Winter. Each spring there is a cold spell…
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Hard Freeze Warning
A hard freeze warning has been issued, for the following 2 nights, for much of the South. This means my…hostas will…
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The Daffodil
When the Daffodils began to bloom, I know Spring has arrived. Over the past week I’ve noticed Daffodils blooming everywhere,…
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Planting A Garden & Preparing The Soil
In my neck of the woods-it seems more folks than ever before are planting a garden this year. While we…
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14 Days In Appalachia
When I was growing up, the only pickles Granny ever made were Bread and Butter Pickles. After The Deer…
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Sweet Glorious Corn
Glorious Corn! Civilization as a whole could not survive without corn. The early settlers of Appalachia depended on corn for…
