Can a vehicle be used to solar dehydrate peppers and tomatoes? Saw this on an episode of Doomsday preppers, or something like that, so I decided to give it a try. A tray off of an electric dehydrator was used to hold the food, and a meat thermometer was used to measure the air temperature...

New to this discussion group but certainly not to gardening. Thought I would share with the group. :) Each year I try something new. I have came to the conclusion that raised beds work best for me. This year I am growing, from left to right,front to back: Pink BrandyWine Tom. Black Beans...

Well, the weather has FINALLY straightened out enough to let me start on this year's garden. Have the "cool season" things started...swiss chard, spinach, lettuce, carrots, and peas. Also took a bunch of those tall "tomato towers" that open up, and linked them together to form a fence along the...

I'm going to try my first garden this year and need some yield advice. My plan is for a 25x25 ft garden growing the following: Sweet corn, cucumbers, bell peppers, pole beans, tomatoes and peas. My question is how much produce to expect from each plant. I dont want to go overboard and have...

I'm starting my spring garden. It's a bigger garden than I have ever done before. I want to share what I'm doing, in hopes of helping others, and getting advice from more experienced gardeners. Please feel free to ask questions or give input. Warning, this thread will drag on for months...

This thread is being started because I received some very good and very important questions on youtube. Lets start with the video. The question I received: I divide my seed stocks based on several categories. Besides nutrients, the other considerations are how fast does the food spoil...