The tomatoes of summer do not appreciate the frosts of fall. If you have to harvest your tomatoes before they are ripe – here is one way to use them, shared by Savorist Monica King. My Green Tomato Roots Many of us are Southwest at […]
Drying your chili peppers is a great way to preserve them. Once dried they can be stored for months to years. Depends how fast you use them. Drying Chili Peppers Overview Chili peppers can be dried in a warm area, in an oven, in a […]
Oregano is a wonderful herb, with many uses – culinary, medicinal, ornamental, and aesthetic. Not to mention it’s also a good pollinator plant, plus the javelina and rabbits leave it alone. Oregano Origins From the arid mountains of the eastern Mediterranean, including present day Greece […]
It is ideal to harvest your herbs for drying when they are the most flavorful. Here are a number of ways to dry your herbs. Also check out our YouTube channel – we now have a herb drying video up! Harvest Herbs For most leafy […]
Summer time is basil time in the Southwest. The nights stay warm, the sun shines for hours on end and the soil temperatures are nice an warm. All these are conditions that this (originally) tropical plant loves. Basil Basil was first brought to our area […]
When we do an article (blog post) on something to do with homesteading – it will appear under this heading. Homesteading There is so much to homesteading, but most of all it starts with a frame of mind. You can live in an 800 square […]
