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Do you freeze parsley the same way?

Would the frozen basil work good for a Pesto?

Just noticed in the comment below my previous post that they use the ground leaves. I have never tried that as I don't generally remove the leaves while drying. The scapes however are excellent and definitely recommend using those in cooking.

for storage we use the legs cut from nylon stockings. Place about 6 heads and knot the stocking twice, add another 6 heads and follow the double knotting till you run out of room. the reason for the two knots between groups is that you can cut between the knots, and everything is still contained in the nylons. Works well to hang the garlic in a unheated storage area under the stairs.

Can I use this to make Pesto ?

Can you can this soup?

You don't wash basil?

I love the banana box idea. Great video and so timely. Our freezer is 14 months old and it needs to be defrosted

What kind of crackers can you use for liver pâté?

What about using canning jars, extracting the air with a vacuum sealer and then putting the sealed jar in the freezer?

This year I can’t get zucchini or summer squash to sprout from seed. I’ve tried about six times. No luck now. The tomatoes that I tried to seed back in May just now sprouted mind you I’m in zone 9A.

Can you wash it after you harvest it just before drying it or is it like potatoes and needs to keep its protective layer?

can you use this to make a pesto after you froze it

Get your fingers wet and you can smooth it out 😊😉

In the UK it’s being known as the year of slugs and snails. Everything is very behind and my beans have the same issue…I just transplanted some small seedlings yesterday so fingers crossed. It’s a tough year but my onions are ok, garlic a disaster, potatoes are nearly finished which is good as lots of people are reporting blight very early. Parsnips are good, brassicas all eaten though by slugs. Not sure what to do now!

Can you please share where you grow light was from?

I grew garlic for the first time this past year and really appreciate the detailed instructions on how to dry (and know when it's done - lol!). Thank you!

Oak is a very good wood for growing mushrooms, probably the best. I have found through a little experimentation that fruit woods such as cherry, apple, peach etc. work incredibly well for most mushroom species as well

heads up, you can grind the leaves and use them as powder garlic leaves. It's not as strong as the cloves so it will give you a light garlic taste. No doubt, you will taste the garlic. You can also eat them while they are still green. great for soups.

Thanks for the tip on the temp, Crystal. 😁 Great info as always. 💚

Excellent tutorial. Clear, concise, and exactly what I needed. Thank you! Earned a sub.

Thank you for sharing this!

And to just think about in the future, you can save seeds and spend less on seed purchases next season. 😊

Oh my gosh I have been taking the leaves off of my thyme pre FD. Thank you for this video. So helpful.

Why do you put olive oil on leaves? Can't I just put the leaves in a freezer bag and throw iin freezer?

Thank you for the detailed video. Best I have found so far.

Very clear and to the point. Thank you

Are ur dehydrated strawberries 🍓 crispy or chewy? My grandkids loves the crunchy ones I buy for them at the store. But those get expensive when buying for 8 or 9 kids. So I want to start dehydrating them myself. Thanks dg

Great series. Thank you. What does "an inch a week" really mean. How do I DO it?

Pricing really depends on how big your garden is and how you choose to garden. Price also depends on where you live. I seen someone post that starter soil is $10 a bag where i am its $6 and organic starter soil🤷 also if you save seed that saves you also. Start up cost will always cost the most but once you start maintaining it cost very little again depending on how you choose to grow your garden. For me the property we have we only have had for 3 years the soil was awful. Every year we work on getting our soil to a better quality. This takes time and money. There are always ways to cut cost if you're willing to do the work!

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Put shallow dishes of beer around where you have slug problem. and feed your plants a healthy fertilizer

This is by far the best and most informative video I have found on freeze drying herbs! Thank you so much for sharing it! ❤

When do you remove the cabbage leaf on top?

Yes green beans are my favorite to grow but this year boy had a hard go with pill bugs they just keep eating them

Fortunately, we always have next year. I love how winter comes and resets my garden with a clean slate. Last year was my tough year, but I learned some valuable gardening techniques to help me succeed this year.

Slugs just love my petunias, but thats the price i pay to keep my tomato plants. However the horn worm attacked them this year. I kept them away last year with mint next to the tomatoes, but that is soooo invasive! I tried basil this year, didn't work obviously. My best is the pickles. Ive done 4 quarts and 2 pints so far, but the heat is catching up to them too. I was watering them 2x a day but its just gettin to them i am afraid. My green pepper is about 12 inches now finally but struggling immensely. Good news tho. Looks like some of the onions will be ready to harvest in the morning. Pros and cons. Ups and downs. But i do have to say, i am VERY seriously thinking of calling it quits after this year. What i have told you is only the half of it all. We shall see

Fantastic

I love liver. The butter in this recipe adds a hint of sweetness and makes this a completely different experience. Thank you so much!

Can you use grape seed oil instead?

Oh WOW Thank You So Much! Doing This TODAY Thanks To YOU!!!!

I like to cook down lettuce with onions and bacon,

Thank you for the reminder, it isn't always easy.

Herb is of French origin. The ‘h’ is silent. Americans kept the word original. The British changed the pronunciation from the original.

Grow something to encourage birds? Or have geese or ducks?

Gardening is fun when the results are appealing 😢

I'm really struggling with slugs this year too!! Also have an army of earwigs which is not normal.

Gardening is great at throwing you curveballs. Every year a new challenge

I dont know where you are but its slow in western canada this year too

My onions all failed this year too. Considering the sun has bleached other plants bone white within a day or two, I'm suspecting whatever is going on with the sky/weather. They aren't by the bleached plants, but even my peppers and ginger are struggling. I also only have 1 sweet potato plant left. 😮 A lot of snails & iguanas here normally, but I've figured how to control them for the most part. These giant African snails are something else😂