Warm fall weather encourages many of us to delay putting our gardens to bed, but late September and all of October are the best times to do it. Some tomato lovers leave their plants in the ground in hopes that their green tomatoes will ripen. It's time to give it up. The same is true for peppers and cucumbers and other garden favorites.Pull the spent vegetables and annuals … [Read more...] about Garden cleanup time: Do it now
Rural Living
A fair sampling of the best state fair fare
August is state fair time and while we might care who has the best lamb, and we might want to hit the free concert, we will definitely buy fair food -- an outrageous culinary category unto itself.And it's really not always on a stick and not always fried. Case in point, Florida's Strawberry Lemonade Sweetcake Sundae. This yummy dessert features a biscuit-like cake fried … [Read more...] about A fair sampling of the best state fair fare