We just opened a jar of home-canned salsa that my husband has declared “powerful.” Hey, I labeled it hot–what did he expect? You can grow salsa in your garden and can it this year, with just a little planning. Here are the plants that you’ll need. Tomatoes: Pick a rich paste tomato, or stick with [...]
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Salsa Garden: grow your own!
Posted in appetizer, canning, chile, controlled burn, Food, gardening, garlic, herbs, Mexican, onions, organic food, organic gardening, salsa, tomato, tagged canning, cooking, dinner, family, Food, gardening, organic gardening, photography, recipes on April 8, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Burn, Baby, Burn!: Using Fire in the Garden
Posted in controlled burn, Food, frugal living, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, tagged controlled burn, environment, Food, gardening, organic gardening, sustainable gardening on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When autumn brings a nip to the air, we used to smell burning leaves all over our Southern neighborhood. Times change, though, and with the twenty-first century came a new drive to sequester carbon and reduce pollution. That meant that leaves that homeowners once burned now got composted. Still, sometimes a fire can do a [...]
