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To: metmom

Fantastic.

Think of them as proof there will be a spring soon.

Good that you have started.


1,077 posted on 04/05/2008 6:18:50 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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To: nw_arizona_granny
Spring? Did someone say spring??????

For what it's worth, I saved the seeds from lemons I used for tea and after drying them, put them in potting soil in small planters near the fireplace. It's been several weeks and each planter has multiple plants growing. Don't know if they'll survive or if so, for how long, but they ARE growing.

To save tomato plants from pesky (but cute nevertheless) deer, I cover them with giant tarps each night before dark (secured with large rocks). It's tedious to do on those nights when you're plumb tired, but one night of forgetfulness or laziness could mean havoc to the tomato crop. This past summer was the first year tomatoes were bountiful on our acreage. I believe the tarps keep them warmer at night than they would be without them. I try to keep onions under the same tarps as deer love the onion greens and they pull the whole onion out of the ground to harvest the greens, wasting the onions.

Does anyone have words of wisdom for canning corn, green beans and cukes? I don't have a temperature gauge on my pressure cooker and I've never canned those things before. I dread buying canning jars (that used to be cheap).

1,081 posted on 04/05/2008 10:19:33 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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