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Comment on Homesteading: Making Yogurt...Again

Christy Wilhelmi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:19:04 GMT

Also, to sterilize them, just run them through the dishwasher, or you can boil the jars in water for a few minutes.

Comment on Homesteading: Making Yogurt...Again

Christy Wilhelmi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:18:20 GMT

I put a request out on Freecycle and someone offered their jars. Or you can buy canning equipment at some hardware stores like B & B in Culver City/Mar Vista, and even some grocery stores carry glass jars. Also order online from Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply or Amazon.

Comment on Homesteading: Making Yogurt...Again

Fleur — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:57:45 GMT

I absolutely want to try this! I don't have glass jars on hand. Where did you buy them? Did you sterilize and how?

Thank you!

Fleur

Comment on Renee's Garden Seed Picks for 2012

Christy Wilhelmi — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:33:46 GMT

My seeds arrived yesterday, and I feel like a kid in a candy store. I'll be planting watermelon radishes as a quick catch crop before next month when we start to shift to warm weather crops here in SoCal.

Comment on Renee's Garden Seed Picks for 2012

Lisa B — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:25:28 GMT

Nice review, can't wait to see how you like the plants from your new seed finds. I think you will be surprised by the Golden Beet, it is lovely and tasty too. Renee's has been my seed of choice for 20+ years and I have tried a lot of different seeds. Happy Gardening :)

Comment on How to Do a Home Soil Test for Citrus

Susan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:13:36 GMT

The only correspondence was that both measured low nitrogen. Even the area that I had been fertilizing with chicken manure and compost was low. Since my foliage was not very lush I believed it. Studying the old Organic Gardening Encyclopedia I found I would have had to add about a ton of chicken manure to my small garden to correct the situation. I switched to using rabbit manure and most everything is just beautiful. Except for my citrus, a lonely lemon tree. I'm wondering if something is eating it's roots.

Comment on How to Do a Home Soil Test for Citrus

Christy Wilhelmi — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:01:29 GMT

Thanks for sharing. One question just to clarify: Did your Auburn U results jive with the store bought soil test results?

Comment on How to Do a Home Soil Test for Citrus

Susan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:55:03 GMT

That soil testing kit looks just like the one I tried. I got the same results you did for every part of my property I tested. I knew it couldn't be right since some spots were heavily amended and others were varying degrees of barren. I resorted to sending samples to Auburn U and got detailed results that jived with the observed vegetation. It was very helpful but too costly for me to do every year

Comment on Renee's Garden Seed Picks for 2012

Chris Stevens — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:33:19 GMT

I haven't grown these varieties but have had great success with seeds from Renee's Garden. Last year I had ordered an assortment of tomatoes. For some reason I only got 4 seeds of one of the varieties. After one email they sent me a new package that had been checked to ensure adequate seeds of each variety. Great customer service and I see pretty much a 100% germination rate on their seeds. Love love love them!!

Comment on Renee's Garden Seed Picks for 2012

LCinLA — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:14:21 GMT

Love golden beets -- and I'm not a big beet lover. Roast them (and some red beets as well) and serve with a fruity vinaigrette and goat cheese. Best salad ever.