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Prayerful Gardens: Survival Guide for Planting Tomatoes When you're a city slicker and first time gardener, you need expert advice and good financial resources to grow tomatoes from seed. Learn how to grow big red all American Midwestern tomatoes by following these eight steps. See how it's done first time out. This method also helps prevent every creature created by GOD (deer, rabbits, birds and ground moles) from eating your crops. Planting guide with photo illustrations. Published Jul 08, 2010 - 08:46 AM

Prayerful Gardens: My Country, 'Tis of Thee God bless our native land. On this July Fourth weekend, this time-honored patriotic melody comes to mind written by Samuel F. Smith. The name of the song is My Country, 'Tis of Thee. Sweet land of liberty, of these I sing! Published Jul 03, 2010 - 07:28 AM

Editorials: CyberSenior Graduation on June 7, 2010 Congratulations to more than 100 CyberSeniors who attended the graduation ceremony at Zane State College in Zanesville, Ohio. Sponsored by Zandex Health Care Corporation and Ohio University, Dr. Paul R. Brown, president of Zane State College presented each graduate with a certificate of completion on June 7, 2010. He was assisted by Stoey Stout, Yvonne Factor, and Matthew Gross, instructors for Zandex. Published Jun 23, 2010 - 05:24 AM

Prayerful Gardens: Dusting the crops. Too much? It was Father's Day, late afternoon about 4 PM. The first Japanese Beetle arrived to skeletonize grape leaves in the vineyard. Mature leaves with tender, young shoots. Fruit had appeared for the first time in our growing history. But, after last year's battle with 2,000 beetles captured by the bags, we decided to dust the crops. Too much? Published Jun 21, 2010 - 06:57 AM

Prayerful Gardens: Kiwi Doctor Needed These days, we're growing grapes, raising tomatoes and babysitting kiwi plants. Following two weeks of heavy rain, soils are saturated and gardeners are pressed for quick solutions. If leaves are falling on the kiwi plant, it could be due to many causes. Published Jun 15, 2010 - 04:56 PM

Prayerful Gardens: Lights Out! Last night's tropical storm reached SE Ohio at 9:15 PM. Brown funnel-type clouds approached from the west while the neighbors and I stood outside in silence gazing upward in disbelief. Within minutes, high winds raged across the area mounting fears of a tornado. I went back inside immediately. Without underground shelter, I was terrified. Published Jun 03, 2010 - 07:50 AM

Prayerful Gardens: Upside Down Tomato Planters Six weeks ago, we planted three tomato vines in container pots right side up. Upon closer examination of the Topsy Turvy plastic bag container, we decided against using their product. Based on these results, we know the right decision was made not to plant upside down. More. Published Jun 02, 2010 - 09:06 AM

Prayerful Gardens: Learning to Love Kiwi This Memorial Day weekend, we are learning to love kiwi. Find out why. Published May 31, 2010 - 10:06 AM

Prayerful Gardens: Tractor Girl Welcome to Prayerful Gardens, a digital magazine about rural life in the Midwest, backyard gardening and tractors. Folks, we left the big city and moved to Green Acres. Published May 25, 2010 - 08:38 PM

Prayerful Gardens: Counting the Days We're counting the days when fresh tomatoes come from home-grown vines for our fabulous omelets. If you want to plant tomatoes from seed, they will look like this after 12 days in a starter pot. Published May 16, 2010 - 12:24 PM

Prayerful Gardens: Tomatoes on the Vine News from the vines ... There's a song to my heart these days as I work in my garden. This is the second year growing grapes and kiwi and the first for blueberries. No fruit yet. Just leaves. Published May 06, 2010 - 09:47 AM

Welcome!: Two Violins and Continuo by Falconiero Andrea Falconiero (Falconieri) was an Italian lutenist, singer and composer. This is a music video from Harmonico101 performed by Hesperion XXI titled Falconiero - "Folia" for Two Violins and Continuo. Published Jun 11, 2009 - 05:41 AM

Wine Arts Studio: Ethnic Food Fair at Zane State College Freezing temperatures did not keep food lovers away from today's 17th Annual Ethnic Food Fair with instructor Chef Marco Adornetto in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute by Dr. Michael Bullock, Pastor, Hands of Faith Church. Please click on WineScoop's Gallery for captions and more photos. Go to the sub-album "ZanesvilleUSA" on page three. Click on slideshow. LIVE VIDEO footage on our YouTube channel "ZanesvilleUSA". See Dr. Michael Bullock and Crisis in the Kitchen! Click here. Published Jan 16, 2009 - 03:19 PM

Wine Arts Studio: Jersey Fresh Farmers' Markets Shop for local fruits and vegetables just picked by the farmers who sell them. Where? At the Farmers' Market in Morristown every Sunday in the parking lot behind Dunkin' Donuts on Morris Street. Video. Published Aug 11, 2008 - 12:47 PM

Wine Arts Studio: Ashley Farms in Flanders, NJ Ashley Farms is open all year. Since 1948, they have provided Morris County with the highest quality in all of their products. Located at 25 Hillside Avenue in Flanders, visit their website for details. Published Aug 05, 2008 - 02:23 PM

Wine Stories: Campaign "Step Ahead Morristown" These days, major concerns focus on gas prices, food shopping, and housing. Hence, we bring you news about job openings, Vail Mansion, and images of Brick Oven, a new restaurant in town. See our video Spirit of Morristown. Click here. Published Jul 18, 2008 - 10:45 AM

Life Styles: Shakespeare Tonight! On the outdoor stage, see the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by Adam Long, David Singer, and Jess Winfield at The College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, New Jersey. Video. Published Jul 10, 2008 - 08:36 AM

Wine Arts Studio: MorristownUSA Bike Trip This weekend, we traveled by New Jersey Transit bilevel trains from Morristown to Chatham with a bicycle. Then, we biked from Chatham to Livingston. Afterwards, we devoured one of the BEST EVER turkey dinners in Morristown. Find out where and see the music video "Chatham Boogie with Jeremy Lyons". Click here. Published Jun 22, 2008 - 04:59 PM

Wine Arts Studio: Crushpad Open House 2008 Videos Crushpad of San Francisco held its second annual open house at Studio 450 in New York City on May 18, 2008. Although skies were overcast, the day was not dark and dreary for everyone. Some people drove, others took the train. One person walked from 85th Street. Follow the beat to Crushpad. See the music video. Click here. Published May 20, 2008 - 01:37 PM

Wine Arts Studio: NY Film Critics Series Opening Night in Morristown It was a sold-out event on opening night, Wednesday, April 2nd, for the NY Film Critics Film Series at Clearview Cinemas in Morristown, New Jersey. Meet the cast members of "The Visitor" produced by Groundswell Productions. While attending, we met up with Oren Rabinowitz, a Morristown High School film student. We have videos, reviews, and interviews. Published Apr 03, 2008 - 05:39 PM

Wine Arts Studio: Film Series in Morristown You are invited to attend eight weeks of private, preview screenings of the "better films before they are released" in Morristown. Past films include: Atonement, Little Miss Sunshine, Illusionist, Sideways, and Juno. More! Published Mar 18, 2008 - 03:42 PM

Life Styles: Private Parties on Pine Street There were parties all along Pine Street this St. Patrick's Day in Morristown, on porches and in backyards as well as at the Dublin Pub. There was even a tailgate party. No wonder. With 60 degree temps, today was ideal for outdoor drinking, tee shirts, and party hats. Police were everywhere keeping "the peace" while a block away, bodies were crammed on balconies at George & Martha's. Where did all this beer come from? Published Mar 15, 2008 - 05:01 PM

Editorials: Clinton Speaks After Winning Ohio and Texas CLINTON: "As Ohio goes, so goes the nation. This nation is coming back and so is this campaign!" We hope so. How many products in this photo are made in America? Published Mar 05, 2008 - 08:30 AM

Editorials: Change, Hope, Money and Empty Mantras Members of the wine industry and wine lovers will cast their ballots this year for President of the United States. This interview between Kathleen Hall Jamieson, co-author of UNSPUN, and Bill Moyers may help with the decision-making process. It is entitled: Change, Hope, Money, and Empty Mantras. Published Jan 13, 2008 - 06:54 PM

Wine Travels: Snoozing After a Wine Tasting Event We're taking a snooze in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel in NYC after attending the tasting event for Lauber Imports. Videotaped on May 17, 2005 after working hard all day and riding the Midtown Direct to Penn Station. Click on the story title. Published Jan 12, 2008 - 05:03 PM

Life Styles: 63 Degree Temps on January 8, 2008 Convertible tops down, people smiling, jogging, and shopping, this describes today in Morristown, New Jersey. "Is this the best picture you can get on a 63-degree day in January?" Take a look. Published Jan 08, 2008 - 02:18 PM

Life Styles: Happy New Year from East Coast Girls! Happy New Year from WineScoop! This was a year for the record books. There were 6 million hits on YouTube for "How We Met" by tracecats using a Samsung G800. WineScoop published more than 100 video clips with interviews and there are no writers on strike here. We look back briefly because there is so much to look forward to in 2008. Cheers! Published Dec 30, 2007 - 09:10 AM

Life Styles: Brian Wilson for California Girls Brian Wilson is one of the honorees at the 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors for his musical compositions and arrangements. Lyle Lovett and Hootie & the Blowfish pay tribute by singing some of the Beach Boys songs. Music videos. Published Dec 26, 2007 - 10:23 PM

Wine Travels: Talking About Gary's Walkaround Tasting? While we enjoy being at home today, we thought we would try one more time to bring you a video of our travels right here on WineScoop. Let's see how it looks ... Published Dec 25, 2007 - 01:23 PM

Fine Dining: Good Eating at Guerriero's "We're just cooks" says Jack Guerriero, the meatball king of Morristown. Course, there's more to the menu than meatballs. If you are dining this week or any week during the year, you'll need reservations in advance. Published Dec 20, 2007 - 03:32 PM