… Tomato Talk | Canning A Full Season of Tomato-Growing Information Tomato sauces There is nothing like opening a jar of home-canned tomatoes on a cold, snowy January day. The bright … a safe pH level. Ball has more than 500 tested recipes available online at freshpreserving.com/recipes . Prepare your ingredients ahead of time . Canning, like cooking anything else, is a … seconds. Do not leave them in the boiling water too long, or they will start to cook. Just a quick dip will loosen the skins for peeling. Immediately dip in cold water. Cut an X into the …
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… How do I water my orchid? A. In order to determine how often you need to water your orchid, it is important to know what type of medium it is planted in. If it is potted in moss, the pot will need to be watered less often since moss retains moisture—perhaps …
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… ‘SMHPLQF’ is often sold under the trade mark name Little Quick Fire™. This is a dwarf shrub 3 -5 ft. tall with a spread of 2-4 ft. The cone shaped flowerheads are a mixture …
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Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria Evil Storm’ has red flowers with white in the throat overlain with darker red spots. Kohlerias are characterized by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which …
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Subtly flamed petals in pink and mauve transition to almost white at the edges of the petals on this tulip whose colors complement/contrast with a wide range of springs' vibrant color palette. Tulips grow best in full sun, well-drained, moisture-retentive soils that remain on the dry side during their summer dormancy period. Inter-planting between summer perennials whose root systems quickly soak …
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QUICKTIME™ Blue Viola These violas (or Johnny Jump-ups) love the cooler weather of spring and autumn. QUICKTIME™ violas are free flowering and mounded plants that quickly grow to 6 inches tall and wide in the spring and are covered with small pansy like flowers. Uniform blue petals surround the darker halo encasing the yellow eye. This viola flowers up to two weeks earlier than other …
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… me some advice on starting one this autumn. A. Nine cubic feet, in a neat pile or container, is a good, manageable size for a backyard compost heap. Begin the layering process with a few … or synthetic fertilizer; and finally, 1 to 2 inches of soil. Repeat the layers until the pile is 3 feet high. Apply water to keep the pile evenly moist, but never soggy. Frequency of turning …
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… Indigo silky dogwood is a cultivar introduced in 1982 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It is a selection of a multi-stemmed native shrub found along streams and swamps. It bears small …
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… America. Kohleria 'HCY's Jardin de Monet' has flowers with coral pink tubes. The throat is creamy white with lobes spotted in burgundy. Flowers appear in loose spikes at the ends of … large, up to seven inches long by five inches wide, and red-violet beneath. The growth pattern is strongly upright. Kohlerias are characterized by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular …
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… it’s time to start thinking about moving your houseplants inside. The best time to do this is when temperatures outside are relatively close to the temperatures indoors, meaning mid- to late September. Before you move everything in, however, there are four quick steps you’ll want to take to help ensure a successful winter of windowsill gardening. … unsightly growth from your plants. 2. Lightly trim back plants as needed. This step is optional, and you really only need to do it if your plants have become large and overgrown. …
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