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Train Cooks Italian!
Post By Train Ya! By now it’s no secret that I make pizza. I’ve been making pizza for nearly all my adult life off and on. I love pizza. In fact I love it so much I can eat it … Continue reading
Dead Winter Blues
Post by Redbrick January 2012. A new year, new opportunities, new challenges; and my first impression is: “Wow, it’s cold!” Times like these make me think that maybe the ancients were on to something, celebrating the New Year on April … Continue reading
Gimmie Shelter, growing figs north of the Mason Dixon line.
Post By Redbrick If you grow figs north of the Mason Dixon line, now is the time for action. While our Southern neighbors can safely grow fig trees outdoors in the ground without a care, we Yankees need to give … Continue reading
Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra)
post by deninmi Piles of fallen black walnuts are a common sight in many U.S. states east of the Rockies this time of year: hard, fragrant green orbs midway in size between a golf ball and a tennis ball, … Continue reading
Keeping Japanese Quail – “Mini-Chickens For Eggs, Meat, or Just for Fun”
post by deninmi What is the size of a softball, can live in a space a foot square, lays an egg a day for about two-thirds of the year, starts to reproduce at five weeks old, comes in several dozen … Continue reading
Early Snow on a Hard Winter
Post By Redbrick Fat fluffy snowflakes drift gently out of the sky as the kids build snow forts in the yard. Christmas music plays in the kitchen while my wife and mother-in-law help her uncle package fresh venison. The … Continue reading
Season Extension
Post by Johno Every plant needs a suitable climate in which to grow. Season extension means providing that climate before or after it occurs naturally. This can mean heating or cooling. For any specific crop, you want to obtain optimal … Continue reading
First Red
Post By darwin’s lair For me, it does not truly feel like summer until I am making red sauce, fresh, with ingredients from my own home garden. After being away up north for a week, I found the Sasha’s Altai … Continue reading
Cider Nights and Coffee Mornings
Post By: Redbrick Autumn has arrived, and not just on the calendar. If there were any doubt, this weekend has pretty much put it to rest. Friends are reporting houseplants (and stowaway toads) moving indoors for the winter, snow (that … Continue reading
Gardening With Children
Post By RozieDozie Worms Wiggle, Lady Bugs Don’t Bite and Radishes Can Be Purple: Gardening With Children Have you played in your garden lately, smelled the basil, watched bees buzz in blossoms without worrying about possible vine collapse? If not, … Continue reading