Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[R2elk]

DW gives me hers... I wish I had a real root cellar... I'd buy the big crock and keep my pickles in there year around. They go soft when canning.

It is all in how you can them. If you follow the recipes and boil or pressure cook them they will come out soft.

I place mine in the sterilized jars, pour the boiling brine over them, seal and turn upside down on the counter. As they cool, the jars seal and I turn them right side up for pickling and storage.

 

[sharron]

good morning all

 

[CapricornFarm]

Can anyone help me identify this plant? It's wild with some sort of fruit on it...
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Is that passion fruit?

 

[rjohns39]

Is that passion fruit?

Cap I think you're right... Here's a link and I think the flowers and leaves are spot on

 

[rjohns39]

How do you know when they are ripe???

 

[cavemanrich]

How do you know when they are ripe???

Copy and paste from that site...
The delicious fruits begin to mature in late July. Trellising will improve your ability to find the fruits, which fall off when ripe.

 

[bluejeans]

I bought about 30 white earth boxes from earth box.com ten or 15 years ago. i use peat moss for wick and about 1 inch up .The rest i fill with sand compost mix.​

 

[rjohns39]

I bought about 30 white earth boxes from earth box.com ten or 15 years ago. i use peat moss for wick and about 1 inch up .The rest i fill with sand compost mix.​

For my raised beds I start with a majority of sand and sawdust Add peat, some aged horse manure and mushroom compost. Then garden with the midleiter (sp) method. Each year I add fresh compost and maybe sand depending on loamyness.... After about three years I have an active good soil that really doesn't need supplements. I also add chicken blood on processing days.

 

[sharron]

morning everyone
anyone want to help can tomatoes with me this morning? naa just kidding, would rather do it myself, i really enjoy canning

 

[rjohns39]

I haven't figured out how to grow enough of my own to can here... When I lived in VA, most weekends had at least one day for canning... Same setup, different weather??? Next year I'm gonna see if I can trade some eggs for extra tomatoes.