Garden
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How to Harvest and Dry Fresh Herbs from the Garden
My herb beds got away from me, so I cleaned them up and preserved what I could. Here’s how I harvested, washed, and dehydrated…
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How to Tell When a Watermelon Is Ready to Pick (Especially on a Trellis)
How do you know when a watermelon is ready to pick? Here are the signs we used to harvest our trellised watermelons, including dry…
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The Basil Harvest
The Basil Harvest: What We Did With All That Basil One very happy basil plant, two enthusiastic helpers, and a whole lot of leaves…
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I Planted Fall Peas…Will They Beat the Frost?
Our cucumbers were crispy. Not “probably done for the season.” Not “maybe they’ll make a comeback.” Crispy. So I pulled them out, stared at…