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Peanuts – via Hydroponics!


Heard the latest scare—-salmonella in peanut butter. Previous years the threat was in chicken and eggs. Well…we cook chicken and eggs…fine. Just recently, the threat was in spinach and tomatoes. Easy solution, just cook the spinach and the tomatoes. What is that? You don’t like [...]

Our melon saga continues as told to me by Mary


According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Catalog these melons are “legendary,” were originally introduced in 1926 and “rediscovered in Macon, Missouri” and are “one of the most popular heirloom varieties.” Who knew? All I did was buy a pack of seeds at Walmart! The funny thing is that I’ll bet dollars to [...]

A good friend shared this post with me: ” My melons won Blue Ribbons…”


“Interestingly enough, I do have a BIG garden. My husband Tom laid it out but since, his disease (Alzheimer’s) has incapacitated him, I do it all. Our whole garden is 6000 sq. ft. We have irrigation set up for 25 rows that are about 35 ft. long. We have 2 rows [...]