Whee, Kitchen Cure-ing over Pesach AGAIN this year? Oof. At least most of step one is easily taken care of already! Since Pesach started last week, my fridge and freezer are already pretty nicely c...
@heather77
The Amish aren't against electricity really- you should see the things they can do with car batteries! They are against being dependent upon greater society. They are also against ...
@pedalpowered there is still the issue of this being open-kettle style process, where the lids of the jars aren't brought nearly to that temperature (boiling canning lids ruins the sealing compound...
This really isn't "canning" and also isn't an approved method of preservation. Basically, there is no approved way of making these which is considered safe. The method of "canning" which involves f...
Come to think of it, can graywater be stored somehow, or have an option of where it goes? If all the water from the washing machine, sinks, and shower were to go into the garden I'd waterlog all th...
I'd love to know more about graywater, and where one can take workshops in states that aren't California.
I live in Pittsburgh, PA and grow the majority of my own vegetables, and will ...
I can't help but snicker at the name Smeg. I guess no one on the naming committee were fans of Red Dwarf. That or they WERE fans, and waaaay to into Red Dwarf for all our own good.
OH MY GOODNESS! That folding one is EXACTLY what I've been looking for as long as we've been in our new home! And you say they aren't available anymore?! Noo!
I've been foraging my whole life. From ramps and fiddleheads to garlic scapes, morels, and chanterelles. In more urban settings even such things as kale can be foraged. Most of the things I end up ...
The original smaller one seems a bit small even for three chickens. I really do like the larger one, and wonder if perhaps they will be available in the US soon? I'm currently looking into the lega...
No dogs, but I do have cats. Two live apart from me, one lives with me. The two who live with my parents sleep leaning right up against whichever human they are sleeping with that night. The one wh...
It's important to know what your goal is before you start planting things. Do you want just enough to eat for supper a few days a week, or are you planning to put by the bounty of your garden? Also...
Hate to say it- but you're a bit late for morel forays. There will still be some in the sweet spots, but no nearly as prolific now as at the height of their season. Next year, try earlier in the sp...
Suggestions on how to juggle cooking for a group, and having the dishes arrive on-table at the proper temperatures and with the proper timing would be EXCELLENT right about now.
I'm looking for the best way to amend my soil to add calcium to where I plant my tomatoes. Most calcium rich amendments drastically throw off the pH, so something which doesn't do that would be awe...
I'd hate to see this with fish in, save MAYBE a single betta. Bowls like this and traditional "goldfish bowls" are death-traps for fish. Toxins build up far too quickly, temperature cannot be safel...
I'm moving more and more away from the use of peat based products, with the exception right now of my bog garden. Peat is a very slowly renewing resource, much like oil or coal. Yes, it technically...
Chives will spread rather profusely if you aren't careful. I container grow my chives specifically for this reason. My parents garden has been taken over by chives and mint. Not that it's a bad thi...
@Kassie
Why not container garden or use raised beds? That way you'd be growing in added soil, not your native soil? You might also want to send off a sample of your soil to have it tested and...
Hmm... this weekend brought:
-Mowing the lawn (old fashioned manual push mower- no emissions yay!)
-Weeding, more weeding, and attempts to manage the bind-weed infestation
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Whee, Kitchen Cure-ing over Pesach AGAIN this year? Oof. At least most of step one is easily taken care of already! Since Pesach started last week, my fridge and freezer are already pretty nicely c...
@heather77 The Amish aren't against electricity really- you should see the things they can do with car batteries! They are against being dependent upon greater society. They are also against ...
@pedalpowered there is still the issue of this being open-kettle style process, where the lids of the jars aren't brought nearly to that temperature (boiling canning lids ruins the sealing compound...
This really isn't "canning" and also isn't an approved method of preservation. Basically, there is no approved way of making these which is considered safe. The method of "canning" which involves f...
Come to think of it, can graywater be stored somehow, or have an option of where it goes? If all the water from the washing machine, sinks, and shower were to go into the garden I'd waterlog all th...
I'd love to know more about graywater, and where one can take workshops in states that aren't California. I live in Pittsburgh, PA and grow the majority of my own vegetables, and will ...
I can't help but snicker at the name Smeg. I guess no one on the naming committee were fans of Red Dwarf. That or they WERE fans, and waaaay to into Red Dwarf for all our own good.
OH MY GOODNESS! That folding one is EXACTLY what I've been looking for as long as we've been in our new home! And you say they aren't available anymore?! Noo!
I've been foraging my whole life. From ramps and fiddleheads to garlic scapes, morels, and chanterelles. In more urban settings even such things as kale can be foraged. Most of the things I end up ...
The original smaller one seems a bit small even for three chickens. I really do like the larger one, and wonder if perhaps they will be available in the US soon? I'm currently looking into the lega...
No dogs, but I do have cats. Two live apart from me, one lives with me. The two who live with my parents sleep leaning right up against whichever human they are sleeping with that night. The one wh...
It's important to know what your goal is before you start planting things. Do you want just enough to eat for supper a few days a week, or are you planning to put by the bounty of your garden? Also...
Hate to say it- but you're a bit late for morel forays. There will still be some in the sweet spots, but no nearly as prolific now as at the height of their season. Next year, try earlier in the sp...
Suggestions on how to juggle cooking for a group, and having the dishes arrive on-table at the proper temperatures and with the proper timing would be EXCELLENT right about now.
I'm looking for the best way to amend my soil to add calcium to where I plant my tomatoes. Most calcium rich amendments drastically throw off the pH, so something which doesn't do that would be awe...
I'd hate to see this with fish in, save MAYBE a single betta. Bowls like this and traditional "goldfish bowls" are death-traps for fish. Toxins build up far too quickly, temperature cannot be safel...
I'm moving more and more away from the use of peat based products, with the exception right now of my bog garden. Peat is a very slowly renewing resource, much like oil or coal. Yes, it technically...
Chives will spread rather profusely if you aren't careful. I container grow my chives specifically for this reason. My parents garden has been taken over by chives and mint. Not that it's a bad thi...
@Kassie Why not container garden or use raised beds? That way you'd be growing in added soil, not your native soil? You might also want to send off a sample of your soil to have it tested and...
Hmm... this weekend brought: -Mowing the lawn (old fashioned manual push mower- no emissions yay!) -Weeding, more weeding, and attempts to manage the bind-weed infestation ...