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Never heard of Moringa. NZ spinach seed can be bought just about anywhere. Beware, it takes about 3 weeks to germinate, and needs to be started early so it can gain decent size before transplanting it out.

Have a new bouquet on my kitchen table: Very stylish mason jar vase with stems of New Zealand Spinach. I harvest the always fresh leaves for my sandwiches. When those stems are "worn out", I'll dump them and get some fresh ones! NZ spinach is becoming one of my favorite summer greens.

We're having a rumbler storm pass through. Rain coming down in sheets. I just talked with hubby who is about an hour SE of me. He said they got 45 minutes of good rain. So, hoping we get that much. I have spent the past several hours ripping some fencing out of a compost area where the...

So, you sterilize jars and lids, put the boiling salsa in, and seal. Job done??? I'd love your recipe.

Sent home a bag of cukes and dill with my "cold packer friend". A DIY pickle kit! Picked 3 Zucchini this morning. 2 will be grated, and one will be sliced and blanched for freezer. Blue Lakes are almost ready for picking.

Made dill pickles. 8 pints. Put some extra pickling spice and red pepper flakes to zing it up a bit. Here's a ? for you picklers: What do you use for your ratio of vinegar/water, and do you prefer ACV or white vinegar? And, what's the LEAST amount of salt you can add and still get a good...

Note, my edit on above post.

BC, I also use those jars for all hot water bath canning. I have not used them for pressure canning, and one day, my bravery will overcome my fear of trying it. I have a friend who gave me a "tour" of her canning area. She had boxes of regular jars from the grocer. I asked her what she did...

95* today with a couple of thunderstorms this evening, giving us some much needed rain. I chopped down a burdock tree. Will haul it to the dump.

Thank you.

93* today. Not fit to be outside for more than a quick moment here and there.

More info re: pickled purslane please. How do you pickle it, and how do you use it?

I can't imagine the horror of that. So sorry you were dealt that blow. But, even the bad has worked to make you the strong person you are today. How did your family come to live in Africa?

Thank you for that lovely word picture. I could see it in my mind. You were so very blessed to have that memory.

Picked more Green beans. About enough for an other canning session. And 3 summer squash. And some potatoes.

10 jars of jam processed. Some of the lids were used twice before. Still great seals. IQF raspberries so that I can process into pies/jam later on when the weather cools. Don't that sound like more fun that doing it when it's 85* with 100% humidity? Volunteer squash plant beside the run...

HOt and muggy here. can slice the moisture with a knife. Hate it, not doing anything. Have cheaters strawberry rhubarb jam ready to put together. Hope to get it jarred up tonight. Hawk destroying one song bird nest after an other. Knocked out a whole nest of fly catchers yesterday, saw...

Glads won't come back in northern climates, UNLESS they are very heavily mulched. My Dad used to lay a sheet of styrofoam over them, then mulch on top of that. In the spring, he'd remove the styrofoam. He always had gorgeous glads. I don't know if he put down any hdw cloth or mouse poison to...

Hubby and I picked the first gallon of raspberries. These will be IQF and set aside for breakfasts and such. Following batches will be either turned into jam right away or frozen for a later jam session. I picked rhubarb today. Should have done so months ago. It will be turned into...

Picked first Fortex pole beans. Popped first cherry tomato in my mouth. Sweeter than candy. Still pulling garlic.