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  1. I Just got a brand new Onion!

    http://toolmakingart.com/2008/11/24/i-just-got-a-brand-new-onion/

    I was at the farmers market this weekend and saw some nice big green onions.  I took a close look at them and got pretty exited!  These onions were clean white onions with healthy roots.  The bulb was not swollen, the leaves were D shaped in cross section, the woody section between the roots and the bulb was intact and not split, and the bulb itself was deformed. …

    10 days ago

  2. China Berry Tree

    http://toolmakingart.com/2008/11/21/china-berry-tree/

    Click on the picture of the China Berry flowers to see it larger.  This is a graceful and lovely tree.  It is also an invasive non native.  It is also a mahogany.   The lovely flowers are from a tree that I am planning on cutting down this Thanksgiving break. …

    10 days ago

  3. Okra, or Sometimes Seed Saving is way too easy

    http://toolmakingart.com/2008/11/20/okra-or-sometimes-seed-saving-is-way-too-easy/

    Okra grows a pod. If left on the plant it will dry out and be full of seed. It is just that easy to save okra seed. Dry Pods Split Pods Clean Seeds Bob…

    10 days ago