Better late than never...  :) :) ;)  So sorry to hear about your job.  Times are really getting tough.  We garden and preserve to help our health,  but also to help the budget! &nb... more »

Better late than never...  :) :) ;)  So sorry to hear about your job.  Times are really getting tough.  We garden and preserve to help our health,  but also to help the budget!  We really are amazed at how much we save on grocery visits during the year.  I hope a new job finds you soon, but in the mean time "happy gardening:".  :) (less)

The only way my sis and grandma were able to get nutgrass out of her yard was digging out the bulbs over and over again. Although my sis says they are marginally eatable when ID'ed/processed prop... more »

The only way my sis and grandma were able to get nutgrass out of her yard was digging out the bulbs over and over again. Although my sis says they are marginally eatable when ID'ed/processed properly(if in doubt throw it out) .  Good luck and Happy Gardening! (less)

I did a lot of vegetarian cooking for my mother-in law when she was alive. There are some tasty alternatives to meat out there. Vegan pushes it a little for me. She ate vegan cheese but I didn't really car... more »

I did a lot of vegetarian cooking for my mother-in law when she was alive. There are some tasty alternatives to meat out there. Vegan pushes it a little for me. She ate vegan cheese but I didn't really care for it. They do make a really good melting mozzarella that's not bad. We could probably live that way but our kids and their families couldn't take it. My son-in law already says I cook way too many vegetables with every meal. (One is too many for him) So we raise our own chickens for meat. (less)

So, What did you learn at the "Everything Garden Expo"??  We had a garden show in Yakima (50 miles away), but I missed it.  Kinda like the birthday card you buy a month ahead of time, but forget ... more »

So, What did you learn at the "Everything Garden Expo"??  We had a garden show in Yakima (50 miles away), but I missed it.  Kinda like the birthday card you buy a month ahead of time, but forget to mail.  I had really wanted to go.  We have always enjoyed our garden, but this year we are taking it more serious and trying to learn new ways to improve and become a completely Heirloom garden. (less)

I learned mainly about the diseases that tomatoes are prone to.  They had a professor from the college speak, and had a slide show on what to look for, as well as the difficiencies that will affect to... more »

I learned mainly about the diseases that tomatoes are prone to.  They had a professor from the college speak, and had a slide show on what to look for, as well as the difficiencies that will affect tomatoes.  Found out that I can get soil tests for about 4$ apiece, so today I will be getting soil samples and sending them to the college.  There was a school bus that ran totally on used vegetable oil, so that was pretty cool.  Gaining Ground Sustainability Institute of Mississippi had a good presentation. I wanted to go to the soil improvement seminar, but that was the next day, so I figured I would just research it.  They had a "chicken tractor" there that I am planning to build once I get some materiels.  I figure I can plant a cover crop on garden strips this winter and let the chickens graze on that, supplemented with feed. (less)