Past, Present, and Future Gardens

[FortCluck]

Haha, wouldn't that be an interesting thing! I believe these are "whiskey" barrels that I bought at Home Depot

Do you water bath and pressure can or just pressure can? I use a ton of canned tomatoes throughout the year and would love more than anything to never have to buy them. Do you can all varieties (diced, whole, sauce etc)?

I'm wondering the same. I love tomatoes that are canned

 

[Matilda Belle]

I use the waterbath method which works well for me. It's super easy.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I'm wondering the same. I love tomatoes that are canned

Yes, for sure. I'd like to dig a type of "root cellar" in my barn this year to keep potatoes and carrots in.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I use the waterbath method which works well for me.

Do you use a recipe you found or one of your own? Do you do all types of tomatoes?

 

[NHMountainMan]

I do both

Haha, wouldn't that be an interesting thing! I believe these are "whiskey" barrels that I bought at Home Depot

Do you water bath and pressure can or just pressure can? I use a ton of canned tomatoes throughout the year and would love more than anything to never have to buy them. Do you can all varieties (diced, whole, sauce etc)?

We can a lot of our vegetables, do some pickling and mostly make a basic marinara sauce. I more or less follow the ball canning guidelines on whether to pressure or water bath canning.

 

[Matilda Belle]

Do you use a recipe you found or one of your own? Do you do all types of tomatoes?

My recipe is just tomatoes and salt, remove the skins with boiling water, puree the tomatoes, then waterbathe. I like early girls and big boy tomatoes. Sometimes I make pasta sauce and can that, but usually I just can the tomatoes.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

My recipe is just tomatoes and salt, remove the skins with boiling water, puree the tomatoes, then waterbathe. I like early girls and big boy tomatoes. Sometimes I make pasta sauce and can that, but usually I just can the tomatoes.

Great, thank you. I've had good luck with early girls. I'm going to try some beef steaks in the garden this year, I think.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I do both

We can a lot of our vegetables, do some pickling and mostly make a basic marinara sauce. I more or less follow the ball canning guidelines on whether to pressure or water bath canning.

Good to know. I bought the big Ball book last year, lots of information in that thing! Too much apparently, because I didn't do any of it

 

[ShrekDawg]

Sorry, forgot to reply to this.

Haven’t read the whole thing yet but plan to.

But I’ve grown peppers, tomatoes, squash, eggplants, green beans, all kinds of stuff really hah haven’t had much luck with the squash for some reason but everything else I have.

Though last year (so weird saying that lol) I never staked anything so I didn’t get many tomatoes.

But I grew a bunch of different varieties and they all did well.

I usually grow peppers in pots just because I find they do a lot better. I did grow a bunch in the ground too, I only had two potted plants this year, but the in ground ones didn’t do that well.

I actually saved the two potted ones and am keeping them indoors for the winter. Peppers are technically perennials but most people grow them as annuals and I usually do too but decided to try overwintering them this year. Going well so far. And now because they’ll already have leaves and stuff, they should get right to producing fruit haha

 

[Farmdog267]

2019 was the 1st year in our new home. My wife and I installed a raised bed garden about 300 square feet. It did well but I am looking to improve it. One thing I need to focus on more is keeping better track of pruning plants to help them grow better. IT will help to keep the tomato plants in line without taking over the entire garden!