A cover crop is grown after a main crop has been harvested in the fall with the aim of holding the topsoil in place by preventing it from wind and water erosion until the spring comes when the climate is beneficial again for new seeds. Many cover crops widely in use can suppress weeds and they can reduce nitrate and phosphate leaching by sucking up these minerals from the soil.
Does the idea of having jars of delicious “fresh from the garden” home canned food in your pantry for those cold, dreary winter months ahead seem appealing? Does the idea of using a pressure canner or water bath canner to preserve that summer bounty seem scary and hard to do? You are not alone, many people particularly home gardeners find the idea of preserving their garden bounty appealing, but some are nervous about using canning equipment especially presser canners safely to prevent food borne illness. The good news is canning both pressure and water bath are not that difficult if you are willing to follow the latest research guidelines to ensure food is prepared, processed, and stored safely to prevent the growth of toxins that cause food borne illness.
Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. Everyone is doing good on this end of the paper. We have all been busy keeping things going as they should.
Keep enjoying your homegrown herbs all year round. Harvest throughout the growing season and include them in garden-fresh meals.
Rachel Rodemann Putman, Associate Director for Strategic Communications The college students who will live in UAFS’s Sebastian Commons apartments will have some help keeping the fridge full this year. Thanks to a partnership between The Dave Stevens Lion Pride Pantry, the LionHeart student organization, and Antioch for Youth & Family, students in the apartments will receive deliveries of perishable and nonperishable food.
Cindy Wood Young contributing Columnist This week’s memory actually started a year or two before my family moved back to Flippin from Springfield, Missouri, where I was born. I don’t remember the exact street address, but we lived on a corner of West Portland in Springfield.
Peggy Mason contributing Columnist Head to almost any water habitat, and you are likely to see at least a few ducks swimming around. You will be amazed at all the ducks that can be seen around the state of Arkansas.
Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter Hi there! My name is Blizzard, and the volunteers tell me I’m a “Pet of the Week.” I’m not sure what that means, but I hope it means I’ll have my own human(s) soon! Don’t get me wrong. They are all very nice here at HAH and they take good care of me and my friends, but I’m three whole months old and it’s time for me to have my own home.
Peggy Mason contributing Columnist Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. This week has been busy, I am finally feeling better and back at work.
Temperature extremes, drought and storms take a toll on our landscapes. Sometimes a bit of pruning, proper care and patience is all that is needed to help plants recover.