Brian Jervis Ask a Master Gardener “My tomatoes are not producing any fruit. What’s wrong?” — CO Tomatoes are kind of the prima donnas of the garden. Unless everything is just right, they won’t produce fruit. For better or worse, we had a cooler spring, then rain for a couple of weeks, and then we … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you have a hankering for a corn dog but don’t plan on going to a Fourth of July festival, there’s a viral DIY recipe that can satisfy your craving. Lifestyle blogger Macy Blackwell showed her TikTok followers that corn dogs can be made at home. Even … Read more
Gardener’s favorite flower is high energy fodder for sheep The weather over the past two weeks has been extremely variable. There have been some very hot days when temperatures got up above 30C, also a number of cooler days, with temperatures back into the teens. There were strong breezes making it feel quite chilly when … Read more
As a chef, I strongly believe the best way to feed a crowd is to have all of your party foods prepped and ready to go — and that includes your burger patties. When I worked as a line cook a few years ago, I learned the subtle art of working with ground meat and … Read more
It’s not too late to apply for the 2022-2023 Master Gardener training. Interested in learning more about gardening and sharing that knowledge with others? The Master Gardener program may be just what you’re looking for. The Master Gardener program began in Adams County in 1990 with two Master Gardeners in the program. It is now … Read more
IDAHO FALLS – Good timing is often a critical element of one’s success in life, but for Brady Lawson and Aaron McGregor, the opposite seems to be true. The Idaho Falls duo opened Hellfire Barbecue at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when meat prices were skyrocketing. It was originally a food truck in Rexburg, … Read more
Gardening has always been around Cindy Fillingame. While growing up in a small town just south of Spokane, Washington, and near the Idaho border, Fillingame absorbed the green thumb of her mother. After graduating from Washington State University, there were small plots in Seattle, Boston and, since 1975, Madison. But when Fillingame retired in 2006 … Read more
At his home in Washington, DC, Charlie McBride often bakes his mother’s recipe for peach cobbler. As he pours the topping over the fruit, he remembers how his mother, aunts and grandmother sat under a tree in Louisiana, cackling at one another’s stories as they peeled peaches to can for the winter. McBride loved this … Read more
Some gardeners consider waterlilies to be the ultimate challenge. Many admire them but few grow them, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Though waterlilies may appear exotic and fragile, they are tough and durable, Trinklein said. “Once established, waterlilies flower well into late summer and provide an exotic addition to any landscape,” he … Read more
As far as recipes for cookies baked by mother and son and sold at Spotsylvania County farmers’ markets, Quiana and Otis Whitehead Jr. have that part down pat. They serve up old-fashioned chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and sugar cookies—along with more than a dozen other varieties—that are almost as big as hockey pucks and packed … Read more