growing cherry trees

all info is needed

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Permalink Reply by Michelle W. Flannery on June 23, 2009 at 8:12pm: Start with google; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tamra on June 24, 2009 at 10:40am: You live in ideal cherry growing land. Check with your ag extension office. They should have tons of info specific to your area. And as Michelle said, google is great too.; ▶ Reply to This

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Hi Everyone I did find some proper preserving jars yesterday. These were in a shop in York called the Range and were £1-39p each, which was about a tenth of the internet price. So for anyone else in the UK who is looking for some preserving jars i...

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I tried commenting on ur page but can't.Try the pickle with any vegetable,add some vinegar to give it a sour taste if u don't get mangoes.

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That sounds wonderful, I will try it with the chickpeas but really want to make it with the mangoes, none here though.

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Penelope replied to Glenn Fletcher's discussion 'Preserving Jars' in the group Preserving the Harvest

High acid fruits and pickles can be preserved in some of these non-standard jars/bottles, but I wouldn't trust low acid foods like string beans, etc., or anything that should be processed in a pressure canner. Jams and jellies used to be preserved...

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Hi Joel I do have a root cellar that was built under the porch on the side of the house. It is the old stone and masonary footing of the house but has two grates on either end that can get closed off if needed. My son in law has built shelves on e...

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Its really hard to fathom that Atlas, Ball, Kerr (brand names) canning jars are not readily available in countries other than the U.S. I've seen on this forum the mentioning of reusing glass jars that store bought food had come in. I've done the s...

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I have seen the really young kale leaves in salad mixes, but I prefer it cooked. Unlike collards and mustards, that need several hard freezes to sweeten up, kale does not. But at the same time it is the most cold hardy of all the greens. Last year...

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