15 Reasons To Grow Borage + Ways To Use It - Rural Sprout
WEBMay 11, 2020 · 1. Borage is an Edible Crop. One of the main reasons to grow borage in your garden is as an edible crop. You can eat the leaves, raw or cooked, and the flowers, raw, as a garnish or in drinks. The dried stems can also be used for flavouring, and the seeds yield an oil that is particularly high in gamma-linolenic acid.
5 Ways To Store Potatoes So They Last For Months - Rural Sprout
WEBSep 6, 2019 · Peel the potatoes and remove any eyes before chopping them into half-inch pieces and placing them in a large bowl filled with cold water. Bring a pot of water to boiling and blanch for three to five minutes. Drain the potatoes and rinse them to remove starch before spooning the cubes into sterilized mason jars.
15 Terrific Ways to Use a Ton of Tomatoes - Rural Sprout
WEBAug 19, 2021 · Top with fresh basil leaves, a drizzle of olive oil, salt and freshly cracked pepper, and a splash of balsamic vinegar. For an extra zing, drizzle your caprese salad with a balsamic glaze instead. 3. Baked Stuffed Tomatoes. If it’s not too hot out, warm up the oven, and give these cheesy stuffed tomatoes a try.
My Homemade Tomato Fertilizer Recipe Perfected Over 30 Years
WEBJul 22, 2019 · Mix one pound of homemade fertilizer (made above) to a gallon and a half of water. Stir to mix well a couple of times a day. Place your bucket with the lid on in an area where it is protected from extreme cold or heat. Allow your …
30 Edible Flowers You Can Eat Right Out Of Your Garden - Rural …
WEBJan 24, 2020 · Like pansies, violas and violets have a mild and slightly sweet flavour. Again, the whole flower can be used in salads or sandwiches. Candied violets also make an excellent cake decoration. 4. Hostas. Hostas are an incredibly useful edible ornamental. You can eat the flowers and, in fact, the whole plant is edible.
Harvesting Walnuts – Collecting, Drying and Storing - Rural Sprout
WEBOct 5, 2019 · Alternatively, your attic, garage, porch or any clean, semi-outdoor space is ideal. Point is to keep excess moisture off and stir them often to promote drying. In perfect circumstances, a week of drying should suffice. Just to be sure, go ahead and give them two weeks before storing in a breathable sack.
Tomato Blight: How to Spot, Treat & Prevent 3 Types of Blight
WEBApr 8, 2021 · A bullseye or tree ring shape makes early blight easy to identify. Bullseye – early blight has a very distinct rotting pattern on the leaves, stems, and fruit of the plant, which looks like a bullseye or a tree’s rings.; Yellow Ring – the very outer edge of the spots may have a yellow ring around them.; Leaves Fall – infected leaves may fall off the plant quickly, leaving the ...
23 Common Apple Tree Problems & How To Fix Them - Rural Sprout
WEBSep 22, 2020 · Prune out any infected wood and remove leaf litter and mummified fruit from branches in late fall. 15. The tree branches are turning brown, dying back, and forming “shepherd’s crook” shapes. Fire blight on an apple branch. Your tree has fire blight, a destructive bacterial disease that is challenging to control.
Canning Peaches In Light Syrup: Step-by-Step with Photos - Rural …
WEBAug 10, 2020 · Step 4: Peeling the peaches. Now it is time to pour that pot of boiling water over the cut peaches. Let the peaches soak in the hot water for 2-3 minutes, working in friendly sized batches, then transfer the peaches to the cold water. If it is your lucky day, the skins will fall off easily, as is the case with tomatoes.
7 Common Lemon Tree Problems & How To Fix Them - Rural Sprout
WEBJul 20, 2021 · Always be careful with your gardening equipment, maintain high levels of garden hygiene and care for your lemon tree correctly. Ensure you’re managing pests and diseases too. Chlorosis, especially if caused by trauma, could lead to fruit drop and defoliation. 7. Silver Streaks On Leaves – Citrus Leaf Miner.
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