GARDENING Sweet or spicy, peppers are popular in the kitchen! It’s time to start thinking about starting pepper seeds indoors! When to start peppers: Start peppers indoors 8 to 10 weeks before average last spring frost, and transplant them out when daytime temperatures are at least 70°F, and nighttime temperatures are at least 55°F. In mild climates, though, peppers can be sown directly into a greenhouse or garden soil 2 to 4 weeks after...
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IN THE GARDEN Are you excited to garden? Here’s some tips to get you ready … January is the starting point for much of the gardening that we will do through the rest of the year. Let this be a time to dream and plan for the months ahead. General Care: – Provide food and water for the birds. (Make sure birdbath is full and not frozen. – Browse seed catalogs and start planning this year’s...
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Growing on the High Plains SKIP MANCINI PRODUCER AND HOST OF HIGH PLAINS HISTORY AND GROWING ON THE HIGH PLAINS Rosemary is an herb of many uses and a long and varied history. The ancient Greeks declared that it improved memory, and students would often wear wreaths of it in their hair while studying for exams. In the middle ages it was thought to possess powers of protection against evil spirits. Medicinally, it has been used for centuries to...
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GARDEN & HOME TIPS & TRICKS Keep Those Pumpkins Pretty! We’re put together some tips for your jack-o-lantern carving for this Halloween. 1. Choose the right pumpkin. I like them taller than they are wide because that is the shape of a face. I also like them big and ugly because that makes them look interesting. 2. Decapitation or Back Surgery?: You don’t have to take off the top, you can also take of the bottom or...
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GARDEN HACKS SLUG BUG! Slugs. They are the bane of a gardener’s existence. The sweetest, would-not-hurt-a-fly gardener will gleefully crush the soft, slimy bodies of these ugly, plant devouring monsters. The best way to kill slugs depends on two factors. The first being how much work you would like to invest in eradicating slugs from your garden. The second is how much suffering you would like the slugs to go through. The Salt Method – This is...
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Cantaloupe Agua Fresca Agua fresca means “fresh water” in Spanish, and that’s exactly what this drinks is: a refreshing water-based beverage. Made up of little more than fresh fruit, citrus juice, and water, aguas frescas are the perfect way to cool down when it’s hot outside. What to buy: Look for the ripest melons available in the produce section—the riper the melons, the less sugar you’ll have to add to the recipe. A ripe melon...
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