HOW TO CAN TOMATOES AT HOME

CANNING WHOLE PEELED TOMATOES (CRUSHED TOMATOES) Here’s a good article on canning tomatoes by Celeste Longacre for The Farmer’s Almanac. Here’s how to can tomatoes (whole peeled tomatoes) using easy water-bath canning. Enjoy that garden-fresh tomato taste...

15 Container Garden Plants That Will Thrive in Summer Heat

Here’s a good article on garden plants which thrive in the summer heat by the BH&G Garden Editors for Better Homes & Gardens. Angel’s Trumpet In full bloom, a good-size angel’s trumpet will stop you in your tracks. The hanging flowers are...

A Very Rocky Obsession

Here’s a good article by Scott Beuerlein on rock gardens for Garden Rant. Back when the gardening bug really hit me, we were raising two kids and watching our dollars. Or, at least watching the few we acquired being whisked off to creditors. We had no extra...

The Garden Is Never Closed

Here’s a good article on the importance of gardens by Elizabeth Licata for Garden Rant. The garden is never closed. Nor, to a great extent, is the outdoors. As the menu of possible activities narrows exponentially—for New York this means no bars, restaurants,...