Some canning mistakes can be deadly if your products are contaminated by the botulinum toxin, which causes botulism poisoning. You cannot see, smell, or taste this toxin, but the tiniest taste of contaminated food can kill you. You want to avoid these 10 major canninng mistakes.
Are you canning some of your summer garden harvest this year? If so, be sure to follow scientifically tested recipes and methods to ensure a safe product.
With more time at home, summertime is a great time to teach kids new recipes to help them step up their cooking game. Take advantage of this summer season and have some fun in the kitchen with your kids.
Have some fun in the kitchen this summer making cool, creamy, and nutritious Strawberry Popsicles with your kids.
I recently visited with my friend Doyce Deas in Tupelo and was amazed by her beautiful, shady backyard garden. Some people struggle with the challenge of growing plants in shady areas of their yard, but not Doyce. She has done a great job of selecting plants that grow well in the part-shade and shade of her yard.
Every Mississippian is familiar with the northern mockingbird. In 1944, it became the official bird of Mississippi.
The northern mockingbird is the official state bird of Mississippi. (Photo from Canva)
And just like that, our mild, rainy summer has turned hot and steamy.
Crape myrtles are in full bloom during July! (Photo by Canva)
It’s July, and that means it’s pumpkin planting time. Pumpkins are part of our American heritage. Both Native Americans and the first European settlers grew them and depended on them for food.
Try this tasty way to cook those zucchinis from your summer vegetable garden.
This Summer Squash and Onion Packet recipe is easy to prepare and clean up.
A lot of time and energy is put into caring for your lawn: mowing, fertilizing, watering, and everything in between.
Large (brown) patch is a common tufrgrass disease. (Photo by MSU Extension)
In the landscape, begonias are often thought of as annual plants you grow in shade areas, but most of today’s varieties grow well in full sun. This makes them very versatile.
A benefit of begonias grown in the sun is that they tend to develop more flowers than those in the shade. All begonias tend to bloom continuously throughout the summer and early fall.
While scientists know bats eat mosquitoes, the insect makes up only part of their diet. So the question is: Do bats significantly lower mosquito numbers?
Pest consumption is one of the many ecosystem services bats perform. Most insect-eating bats can consume up to 50 percent of their weight in insects each night. A pregnant or nursing bat can eat up to 100 percent of her body weight each night.