Good morning gardeners. I had to drive to Boston yesterday, however, thanks to Sunday Night Football traffic was very much lighter than usual. Yay! I picked green beans yesterday and this morning. Not many, but enough to make a serving. Of course there's still the straggling tomatoes. I finally sliced nearly all my ripe tomatoes and they are cooking down on the stove now. I put together a small box of mixed tomatoes to give to a friend at the Senior Center tomorrow. I'm not sure when my adult hens will start their molt, but right now I'm getting 6 to 7 eggs everyday from 5 hens and 3 pullets. I've been putting them in cartons when I get a dozen then put them in the fridge in the basement. I just need one more egg to make it 8 dozen eggs. I've been eating the oldest eggs first and they are still fresher than what you get at the local grocer. I will likely postpone making the apple cranberry jam for another week or two. Just a thought @karenerwin, when you made your last batch of jam was the humidity very high? When I made my peach preserves last year it was on a rainy day and it took forever to gel. Also, if you have a little trouble getting your apples to gel, through in a few slices of the skin. There's is more pectin in the skin. Just remember to pick it out before canning. Have a great day everyone.
