30 Edible Flowers You Can Eat Right Out Of Your Garden - Rural …
WEBJan 24, 2020 · Like pansies, violas and violets have a mild and slightly sweet flavour. Again, the whole flower can be used in salads or sandwiches. Candied violets also make an excellent cake decoration. 4. Hostas. Hostas are an incredibly useful edible ornamental. You can eat the flowers and, in fact, the whole plant is edible.
15 Reasons To Grow Borage + Ways To Use It - Rural Sprout
WEBMay 11, 2020 · 1. Borage is an Edible Crop. One of the main reasons to grow borage in your garden is as an edible crop. You can eat the leaves, raw or cooked, and the flowers, raw, as a garnish or in drinks. The dried stems can also be used for flavouring, and the seeds yield an oil that is particularly high in gamma-linolenic acid.
20 Uses For Lemon Balm In The Kitchen & Beyond - Rural Sprout
WEBJun 8, 2020 · With a large pot on the stovetop, add water, lemon balm, and zest of 6 lemons. Bring to a boil and turn off heat. Add honey and lemon juice, stirring well. Allow mixture to steep until the liquid has cooled. Strain and transfer to a pitcher. Chill lemonade in the fridge or add ice and serve right away.
33 Uses For Beeswax That Go Beyond Candle Making - Rural Sprout
WEBJul 23, 2020 · beeswax contains vitamin A – which helps to protect the skin from UV radiation, improves healing of wounds and reduces wrinkles. naturally free of toxins. promotes a chemical-free, sustainable lifestyle. beeswax hardens (or thickens) homemade cosmetics – this, in turn, makes them more shelf-stable and easier to apply.
5 Ways To Store Potatoes So They Last For Months - Rural Sprout
WEBSep 6, 2019 · Peel the potatoes and remove any eyes before chopping them into half-inch pieces and placing them in a large bowl filled with cold water. Bring a pot of water to boiling and blanch for three to five minutes. Drain the potatoes and rinse them to remove starch before spooning the cubes into sterilized mason jars.
21 Green Tomato Recipes For Using Unripe Tomatoes - Rural Sprout
WEBSep 30, 2019 · 17. Green Tomato Frittata. Another delightfully easy light lunch or mid-week meal to make with your green tomatoes is a light and airy frittata. Combine the eggs (from your own free rangers if you have some) with green tomatoes and pretty much whatever other herbs and veggies you have to hand.
16 Banana Pepper Recipes You Need To Try - Rural Sprout
WEBOct 1, 2020 · One interesting and more unusual combination is that in the link below, which adds banana peppers alongside feta cheese and shrimps. Feta Shrimp Tacos @ tasteofhome.com. 8. Banana Pepper Salsa. And to go with tacos, in sandwiches, or to use as a dip or side, banana peppers can also be used in making salsa.
My Homemade Tomato Fertilizer Recipe Perfected Over 30 Years
WEBJul 22, 2019 · Mix one pound of homemade fertilizer (made above) to a gallon and a half of water. Stir to mix well a couple of times a day. Place your bucket with the lid on in an area where it is protected from extreme cold or heat. Allow your …
23 Common Apple Tree Problems & How To Fix Them - Rural Sprout
WEBSep 22, 2020 · Prune out any infected wood and remove leaf litter and mummified fruit from branches in late fall. 15. The tree branches are turning brown, dying back, and forming “shepherd’s crook” shapes. Fire blight on an apple branch. Your tree has fire blight, a destructive bacterial disease that is challenging to control.
How To Harvest, Cure & Store Onions So They Last Up To A Year
WEBJul 23, 2020 · Begin with three onions, lay them out together, then braid their stems – right to middle, left to middle, right to middle etc.. Then take the stem of a fourth onion and add it to the stem at the centre. Again, braid by taking …
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