Abby McCammon

Fresh Salsa

I love this fresh salsa recipe, very similar to the restaurant Chili’s salsa. This salsa is very to easy to make with items from the grocery store or items fresh from your own garden! Ingredients: 14 oz. of diced tomatoes 1 large peeled whole tomato 1/4 c of onion 1 Jalapeno 1 tsp of mincedContinue reading “Fresh Salsa”

Growing Vegetables: Your Zone Doesn’t Matter

I live in zone 6a, but as you can see in the map above, zone 6a stretches from the west coast to the east coast. These areas are vastly different from each other. Indiana’s climate is much different than Arizona, but both states have 6a hardiness zones. The plant map you see above, refers solelyContinue reading “Growing Vegetables: Your Zone Doesn’t Matter”

Heirloom Tomato Varieties I’m Growing this Season

This year I am growing plants for myself and for some of my family. I will be limited on my growing space this year. I opted for practical varieties, like ones that would be good for sauces and eating raw, but I also wanted some that had a wow factor. Here is my list ofContinue reading “Heirloom Tomato Varieties I’m Growing this Season”

How to Acclimate Seedlings

Before your plants can live outside full time they must be acclimated. Acclimating or “hardening off” your plants means that your plants need to adjust to your outside environment. It seems kind of tedious, but it’s the difference between having dead plants and thriving plants. Once the daytime temperatures are in the 60’s, it’s timeContinue reading “How to Acclimate Seedlings”