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  1. ritamcd

    Move over 7-pot, the Chocolate 7-pot and the Bhut Jolokia here comes ...

    I am growing the Scorpion and will let you know when it fruits ... We make our own hot sauce with the "ghost" and well if theres a hotter there's a better you can get them at the New Mexico Chili institute .. Very expensive and their germination rate SUX!! If you can get past the heat in the...
  2. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

  3. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    Haha Sorry .. I actually think every gardener is very opinionated about their gardening styles .. A raised bed is nice to have !! Go with what your comfortable with I am sure you will do Great!!
  4. ritamcd

    Sunday's Guest of Honor Q-View Whole Hog

    I wouldn't even begin to know where to get a piggy around here.. When and if I ever do , it would be fun to roast one up... Love your easy set up too !!
  5. ritamcd

    Sunday's Guest of Honor Q-View Whole Hog

    Ohhh Great work !!! that looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing! how large was it and about how long do they take to cook ?
  6. ritamcd

    Stuck at home for the afternoon, so...

    never thought of the frozen water bottles !! Thanks for the Idea!! .. Still on my hit list .. I LOVE CHEESE !!
  7. ritamcd

    BBQ sauce Question from fourm and canning newbie.

    With this recipe the only thing I found was 20 Mins in a hot water bath ... I got this from the Ball Complete book of Canning .. which also has chopped onions and garlic .. To be on the safe side I would go with a 35 Minute water bath as that was the longest process time in my book for bbq sauces
  8. ritamcd

    First Sauerkraut

      Great posting SolarYellow !!
  9. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    I really hate grubs .. even before I turned organic the poison wouldn't get rid of them ..  I don't know what I would do on a very large scale .. I usually try and squish all beetles that I see then kill as many grubs while I dig ..  I have a very small plot here tho .. organics are pricy if...
  10. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    Oh Boy .. I only use organic methods for gardening .. I wouldn't want to can anything that is no better than you would get in the store ..
  11. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    Your Mulching a lot of people use this method to keep weeds down but if you don't want a bunch of cardboard in your lawn .. Yes I said to use plastic on top of the soil to solorize the weed seeds etc .. clear plastic will kill the weed seeds but black plastic as you were saying before will kill...
  12. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    Only reason I don't use a light blocking material is because it will kill off the beneficial insects and bacteria in the ground
  13. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    Ohh no way in heck would I touch that if I knew it was that old .. but I wouldn't have an issue with the 2 year old salsa on my shelf
  14. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    Sounds good .. I live in the city and the only place that gets enough sun to plant my garden is right in front of my house next to the busy road .. Fire hydrant and all .. I call it the ghetto garden I will gladly help you out with any questions you may have .. I would start off by chopping up...
  15. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    and if canning isn't your thing you can dehydrate tomato's you can even powder them for use in soups and such .. same with all the others onions garlic bell peppers hot peppers and make salsa mix's just add water
  16. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    It really depends on what you can .. There was a recent test on foods that were canned over 30 years ago that tested fine and ready to eat .. I was SHOCKED !! but meats and such I would NOT let go over a year .. Most people enjoy doing tomato's because they are a quick process and get pretty...
  17. ritamcd

    Why should I can?

    Yes ... Why? there are not all the preservatives in the canning process as there are in the canned food at the market .. No added colors or flavors .. your can add as much or as little salt MOST of the time .. have tomato sauce on hand as much as you want .. even if your single .. plant a small...
  18. ritamcd

    A-MAZE-N Todd Strikes Again!

    I was thinking the same thing Scarbelly .. I think I will go with that one .. I was going to use it for conveniance too .. so I don't have to be such a slave to re-loading every few .. But plan on fish and cheeses .. sausages etc ... Thanks for your imput guys !! I will be using it in GOSM...
  19. ritamcd

    A-MAZE-N Todd Strikes Again!

    OK  ... there are 3 different ones which would you get ?
  20. ritamcd

    A-MAZE-N Todd Strikes Again!

    Thank you
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