Pressure canning spaghetti sauce is a great way to preserve the flavors of summer harvested from your vegetable garden. Learn how to make a hearty spaghetti sauce and can it using this step-by-step guide. This thick and hearty homemade spaghetti sauce is made from fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, and garlic, then preserved by […]
Sweet potatoes are a tasty and versatile vegetable to grow. This guide will teach you the perfect time to harvest sweet potatoes, how to properly cure the roots, and store them, so they stay fresh all winter. Whether you’re looking for a hearty breakfast, a light lunch, or a filling dinner, sweet potatoes are a […]
This old-fashioned green tomato piccalilli recipe is easy to follow and makes in a delicious, sweet, and savory relish. Learn how to preserve piccalilli relish with this canning recipe and tutorial. Home canned piccalilli is a great way to use up all those green tomatoes that didn’t have time to ripen before your first frost. […]
Pickling is the easiest way to turn those end-of-season, unripe tomatoes into something delicious. Learn how to preserve pickled green tomatoes with this canning recipe. By the end of summer, the tomato plants begin to slow down as daylight decreases and the nights become cool. Often there are a bunch of green tomatoes on the […]
If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the home canner in your life, look no further! We’ve got a great selection of gifts that any canner would love to receive. Home canning is a great way to preserve food for later. It is a simple process that anyone can do with the proper equipment. […]
The winter blues are definitely setting in around here. But thankfully we have some plants outside that have saved their best for last. Today Carol and Daniel are talking about winter stunners—trees, shrubs, and even a subshrub that looks so beautiful in January and February, you’ll forget it’s technically “off season.” . Whether your winters […]
We’re traveling with Cheri Ong today, visiting the Bog Garden through time as well as space. Hatley Castle. This fort is a historic site in Victoria, British Columbia, surrounded by beautiful gardens. Areas around natural lakes and ponds are often excellent places for bog gardens. And if you’re building a pond, a bog area can […]
Today Cheri Ong in British Columbia is sharing some of her amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybrids, zones 8-10 or as houseplants) from last winter. This is the perfect inspiration to buy something to enjoy yourself in the coming months. Here are some of the results of my belated gardening last winter. I always forget to dry them […]
January is a good time to look at other times in the garden, and today, with winter chill and snow all around, I thought I’d take a look at some of my favorite warm flowers—reds, oranges, yellows, fun colors. . Bring the garden to life. Coreopsis auriculata (Zones 4-9) Mouse-ear coreopsis is called for the […]
Today we are in Northeastern Pennsylvania with Scott. Growing up, I had little gardening experience, other than my annual 2-3 week vacations to my father’s home in southern Mississippi, where he had a small production farm. For the past few years I have planted store bought tomato and/or pepper plants in my yard with very […]