Gardeners Gardening Blog

Mar 10, allthumbsgardener

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:52:21 GMT

I have just started my lasagna garden and decided to build my beds out of materials I had instead of buying them. I made the first two beds out of some

Mar 2, Little Tree Like Lawn Weed

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:20:27 GMT

I have tried to dig this up, but it seems to have underground vines going all over, and weed killing spray didn't work either. I don't know what it is

Feb 28, HOW TO BE AN INFORMED GARDENER

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:25:14 GMT

There is some real good information here and short enough to absorb about how to be an informed plant shopper. Things to observe and things to do. It is all here for you.

Feb 28, Garden-House Tips For Easier Care

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:19:45 GMT

Garden-House Tips Gives You New Ideas

Feb 25, dry them and use them as a seasoning

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:49:35 GMT

I made a seasoning using several types of peppers and garlic and onion all dried and milled in a spece grinder together yum.

Feb 25, THE NEWSLETTER GOOF

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:33:39 GMT

Hey we goofed here on the March newsletter so it will be resent on March 3rd. This will be followed by a bonus newsletter on March 9th about ways to keep your garden healthy. Don't miss either issue.

Feb 25, THE GARDEN CLUB PRESENTS GARDENERS MONTHLY

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:26:09 GMT

THE GARDEN CLUB PRESENTS THE GARDENERS MONTHLY

Jan 21, Organic Gardening

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:34:36 GMT

This page has been completely rewritten providing more information on the page with pertinent references in other sections of this website. Organic gardening maybe become more important than ever in the coming years.

Jan 21, organic gardening at its best

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:57:06 GMT

There are many good organic gardening procedures to grow your own food

Jan 6, Fried Banana pepper pakoras

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:27:01 GMT

In Pakistan and India it is common to fill these peppers up with cheese by first making a narrow slit, scraping off the seeds then filling them. After

Nov 14, HOLIDAY DECORATING IDEAS

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:26:48 GMT

Our annual hiatus from gardening talk coming up in December but don't miss the issue good ideas for decorating plus a different holiday receipe. Just go to the garden club and signup.

Nov 10, A good substitute

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:58:13 GMT

I can't eat potatoes(except sweet potatoes) and Jerusalem artichokes make a delicious substitute for potatoes. They are excellent when scrubbed, cut

Oct 30, THE CHOICE METHODS FOR DRYING FOODS

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:09:02 GMT

There are several ways to dry both vegetables and fruits. You will also get the low down on how to dry foods including both fruits and vegetables. In these times you may want to consider drying foods to have on hand for any situation.

Oct 30, Drying Foods For Yourself Ensures Fresh Product

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:02:07 GMT

Drying Foods Can Be Accomplished By Many Methods

Oct 23, Compost and advantages and disadvantages of different methods of composting

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:10:59 GMT

Compost The method That Appeals Or Suits Your Objectives

Oct 21, COMPOST DIFFERENT METHODS EXPLORED

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:15:53 GMT

The advantages and disadvantages of compost pile,compost bin and worm farm. The methods explored in some depth and you DECIDE which way to compost is best for you.

Oct 18, Garden And House Tips

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:42:53 GMT

I have added a new page to the gardenersgardening site. A place to provide tips in both gardening and house chores. Some tips will be revolutionary in scope while others will just involve practical sense. The good news: you the reader will be able to contribute your tips for both garden and house. Let's all have a chance at doing something a different way or improving a method or just making it plain easy to accomplish something.

Oct 6, How To Build And Maintain A Cold Frame

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:17:07 GMT

The November issue of "Gardeners Monthly will discuss the building and maintaining a cold frame in your garden.If you have not signed up for newsletter now is the time to treat yourself to some good information.

Oct 4, How do I harvest chestnuts?

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:01:55 GMT

I have been asked this question a number of times and here is the answer I provided to Yahoo Answers a month or so ago. Your first job is to use tongs like used for many hot items coming out of a pot. Pickup the burrs by the lip and tap them against the side of the bucket while in boiling water. This will release the nuts after a few taps and then you can pickup the nuts with the tongs. You should be aware of tiny worms that may have enter through tiny worm holes. The mature worm will have chewed its way out of the nut.Now with that said, you need to removed the shell. This can be a tricky procedure since the chestnut must be allowed to vent or it will expand and explode. If you first cut them in half it will prevent an explosion and will permit the nuts to jump free of their shell. I would throw away any wormy looking nuts in this process. These nuts are still a problem because cutting them in half is not totally accurate and the knife can slip off the nut. I would either take an old cutting board or buy a small new one and slit a groove about six to eight inches up the board staying close to the middle of the board. It is possible to cut a number of nuts at one time in less than then the time in attempting to cut one shell at time.

Sep 15, Banana peppers can be used so many ways

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:50:52 GMT

We love to stuff them. Cut the top off and set aside. Clean the seeds and veins out with a spoon (safer way or a knife. Stuff with FRESH ground meat

Sep 2, JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES PLANTING AND GROWING

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:59:04 GMT

B>JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES CLOSELY RESEMBLE SUNFLOWERS BUT TUBERS ARE GREAT FOR

Aug 25, For Dinner and As A Snack

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:32:12 GMT

Cut up a jalapeno or 2 and season your olive oil. After a couple minutes, remove them from the oil. Slice several banana peppers about 1/8 thick.

Aug 20, September Newsletter is exciting

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:52:26 GMT

The September issue will be released on September 9th and contains some excellent information on three culinary herbs and some good information on the right way to use canning lids and jars. Signup today so you won't miss the next issue of Gardeners Monthly

Aug 1, Dandelion Benefits and uses

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:14:18 GMT

If you have picked up a package of Spring Mix greens for a salad and read the label,you would have noted included in the baby greens is Dandelion.

Jul 31, Recipe For Canning Banana Peppers

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:10:59 GMT

A gardener had a question about canning banana peppers since this gardener had a very abundant crop. Here is a canning method that can be followed: The peppers should be canned whole so You can slice them later if you want. If you so desire, you can slice them in rounds about 1" wide and throw out the stem tops. As for canning them, there are lots of ways to do it. This seems to be an excellent method for you... Take the jars you will be using (usually pint jars or quart jars if you have a lot) and wash them along with the rinds and lids in hot soapy water. On the stove, put a pot of water on to heat up for your lids. Also heat up enough vinegar for the amount of peppers you are canning. Just use plain vinegar-no seasonings at all. Set your jars up and fill them with your peppers (leave about 1/2 to the top for filling purposes). Turn off your water for the lids and rings (but leave it on the stove to stay hot) and put your (unused!!!) lids in them. The reason you do this is to heat up the thin layer of adhesive on the bottom of the lids. DO NOT BOIL the lid though! Next fill the jars with the hot vinegar, place a heated lid on top and secure tightly with a jar ring. These will be very hot, so be careful! Set the jar aside and let them cool. You'll hear each one "pop" while it cools and that means it has sealed good.

Jul 29, This Edible Flowers Chart Presents Some Of The Best Of The Best

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:17:03 GMT

The Edible flowers Described Here Can Have Many Many Uses.

Jul 21, Insects Part Two Gives More Information About other pests

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:58:01 GMT

Insects That Will Provide More Headaches

Jul 18, Home Vegetable Gardening Beginner and Experienced

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:38:12 GMT

Home Vegetable Gardening Review Of How to Plant The Most Popular Vegetables

Jul 18, Growing Asparagus In Your Garden

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:36:44 GMT

Growing Asparagus In Your Garden

Jul 14, Freezing peaches without sugar

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:31:37 GMT

I make a packing liquid of 1 qt. apple juice, 1 teap. citric acid, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1 tbsp. almond extract and 1 cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil,

Jul 9, Love them!

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:08:23 GMT

I usually pickle them or you can roast them in the oven remove the skins and then saute them in some oil and add a bit of crushed garlic, can also

Jun 29, brown ITALIAN sausage,drain,mix with shredded mozzarella until melted,stuff in peppers and grill

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:34:28 GMT

BANANA PEPPERS ARE GREAT STUFFED AND GRILLED.MY EX-HUSBANDS GREAT AUNT USE TO STUFF THEM WITH HOTDOGS AND CAN

Jun 28, Wilted Dandelions...Delicious

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:01:14 GMT

Early spring our mother would send us out to collect dandelion greens...this was before any sign of blooms...she would make a hot dressing of bacon

Jun 27, Preserves!

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:12:27 GMT

I use sweet banana peppers for relish and on burgers.I also do an ice wine jelly with the hot ones. (Fire and ice jelly) For the relish, I do a

Jun 14, YAY KOHLRABI!!!

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:42:33 GMT

I SO LOVE THIS VEGI, AND AM GROWING IT THIS YEAR FROM SEED HERE IN NH. IT IS NOW ABOUT 4 INCHES TALL AND READY FOR RESETTING IN LARGER POTS TO AWAIT

Jun 13, I use a variety of peppers to make hot sausages and chutnies

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:42:33 GMT

For pepper sausages, you can take many banana peppers and other hotter peppers and boil them in apple cider vinegar for about 30 seconds to a minute

Jun 13, BUG ALERT BE VIGILANT!

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:24:30 GMT

Many parts of the world have endured days of on ending rainfall. Don't get me wrong rain is a good thing until the bugs arrive under the cover of wet, moist and damp plants. I went out this morning and one of the first things I uncovered was my arch enemy,the cabbage worm, had deposited a nice pile of eggs at the bottom of the plant. I also discovered some black spider mites on growing flowering plants. I immediately hooked my insecticide bottle to the hose and returned the attack. You have to be vigilant during a time of extremely wet weather. You have everything planted flowers,vegetables and maybe some of your shrubs are blooming. So you sort of let yout guard down and relax. You must inspect your crops whatever they are between rain showers and see if bugs have decided to take up residence in your garden. It may appear for a few days like nothing is happening but continued inspection will turn up some amazing results. There are signs to look for like rolled up leaves,shriveled leaves when there should be none and holes in your leafy plants. A close inspection of the back of several random leaves on each plant will also be a good idea since not all insects are indicated by damaged or suspicious looking leaves. It would be a terrible thing after all of your hardwork to find the plants you sweated over to this point are now under siege from some group of insects. If you need to identify these bugs there are some discussed on this web site starting at insects. Just click on the link below and review what these critters can do to your plants.

Jun 10, GROWING ASPARAGUS

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:02:58 GMT

COMING SOON TO GARDENERS GARDENING: Growing Asparagus in your garden. It is a long-lived PERENNIAL with fleshy roots and very atractive fernlike foilage with a feathery look. All you asparagus lovers will be provided with some good information. Watch for it! Meanwhile a click below will take you to the sitemap where you can find all kinds of information on growing other vegetables. Just scroll the vegetable garden category Happy gardening

Jun 10, Jerusalem Artichokes

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:48:27 GMT

Now here is an interesting subject. I had a contact us form show up with an inquiry about Jerusalem artichokes. So I replied to her with the message below. However I was attending an entirely different type meeting and the subject of gardens came up. He had just planted Jerusalem Artichokes and knew a person who ate the tubers raw and said they were delicious. So here is some info on the subject. If you don't already know the Jerusalem artichoke is a type of sunflower and will grow to five to ten feet tall. Unlike the globe artichoke,which the edible part are the flower buds,the edible tubers are what is eaten which are low in starch and to me taste a little like water chestnuts. The Jerusalem artichoke will grow almost anywhere and in almost any type of soil. You should plant the tubers two to three weeks before the last frost. The tubers should be planted two to six inches deep and twelve to eighteen inches apart in ordinary soil. Don't fertilize these tubers as rich garden soil will result in very lush leaf growth but a very low yield in tubers. Water only during extreme dry periods. These plant have the ability to survive long try periods. However the tubers will still need a supply of water coming best from rainy periods. As the plants grow cut off the flower buds this Will encourage the growth of more tubers. The time from planting to harvest is 120 to 150 days. Harvest the tubers when the leaves die back. Dig them up with a spading fork and now that they are established you can leave a few in the ground for next year. Do be careful as this plant spreads like a weed so don't let it go where you don't want it.

Jun 9, Pickled Peppers

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:53:00 GMT

In order to experiment with growing hot peppers, I decided to plant about 6 plants and observe the results. To my surprise, the yield was just

Jun 3, Poppers!

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:05:30 GMT

Around our house, we love making Poppers from peppers. Jalapeno Poppers are the most common, but we have made them from other types as well. Another

Jun 1, MORE USES FOR DANDELIONS

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:27:26 GMT

Here are some more exciting ways to use dandelion other than just spraying them away. Save for some great medicinal purposes. It is very very interesting. Just click the link below and go to recipes.

Jun 1, Mmmm, so many was to enjoy the bounty of banana peppers

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:10:16 GMT

We have used yellow banana peppers for years on sandwiches, just like using an onion. Even just peppers, slice of cheese and mayonnaisse sandwich. A

May 26, COMBAT INSECTS WITH DRYER SHEETS?

Tue, 26 May 2009 12:25:41 GMT

We just discovered a new method of combating those pesky insect attacks while gardening over the weekend. You won't believe it. Here it is. Just attach dryer sheets,we were using bounce, to your garden hat or the back of your shirt. Then attached another one by looping through your belt on the back of your pants or shorts. Insects apparently don't like the smell of dryer sheets because the gardening experience was peaceful without the application of greasy and smelly stuff to keep them away. TRY IT AND FIND OUT THAT IT REALLY WORKS!

May 18, Makes great Salsa

Mon, 18 May 2009 14:01:11 GMT

I use my banana peppers along with some cayenne to make my own salsa. I can't remember the last time I bought salsa at the store, I also dried the

May 13, How to use banana peppers

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:59:31 GMT

You can use them in pasta. I have made pasta with goat cheese melted while sauteeing my fruits/vegetables, including banana peppers - Yummy and

May 9, Canning

Sat, 09 May 2009 13:59:16 GMT

Stem and slice peppers in half, remove seeds and rinse. Start a solutin of 1 part water to 1 part white vinegar. put sliced peppers in jar for canning

May 6, Edible Flowers Worth The Consideration

Wed, 06 May 2009 15:59:05 GMT

Edible Flowers The Introduction

May 5, Ornamentals!

Tue, 05 May 2009 13:12:34 GMT

Dry them out in a food dehydrator and then find a way to make them stiff and paint them and make decorations out of them. Kind of like gourds for

May 2, We love them fried!

Sat, 02 May 2009 19:39:18 GMT

Mix equal parts Flour and Corn Meal,then salt to taste. Crack open a couple of eggs and beat. Slice the banana pepers in half and put them in the dry.