What did you do in the garden today?

[Sueby]

Question - if you're canning broth made with no salt, how much would you add for a pint or a quart?

I had read a tsp per pint - does that sound right? I would like to salt it when I can.

 

[igorsMistress]

Good morning gardeners, at least for the next fifteen minutes anyway. Hubs fixed the shade over one of the gardens and is trimming bougainvillea now. I’m not in the mood to run the shredder, but got things watered and pulled some weeds. I trimmed the olive tree so it looks like a tree, it already had some problem branches. Still no moonflowers but at Walmart yesterday they had some jasmine for $5. I might run over to get one to plant in the shade garden to grow on the central trellis instead of moonflowers. I think those might do better with more sun so will try again later. The grandson brought in some pavers that I’m going to use inside the entrance to the shade garden. It’s a problem area for weeds and covering it will help. Anyway, need to change if I’m going to Walmart. Have a great day all!

 

[igorsMistress]

Question - if you're canning broth made with no salt, how much would you add for a pint or a quart?

I had read a tsp per pint - does that sound right? I would like to salt it when I can.

Maybe add and taste until it seems right. Start with half a tsp per pint, then add 1/4 and a another 1/4 until it seems right. I think too much or too little salt is pretty subjective to individual taste.

 

[Sueby]

Maybe add and taste until it seems right. Start with half a tsp per pint, then add 1/4 and a another 1/4 until it seems right. I think too much or too little salt is pretty subjective to individual taste.

Good point. I'm a salt fiend so I'm not really sure I trust myself completely.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Good point. I'm a salt fiend so I'm not really sure I trust myself completely.

I would do 1 teaspoon of salt per pint, add more when you use it.

 

[WthrLady]

THOUSANDS upon thousands upon THOUSANDS of snow geese just left the lake below me heading north. The rush of wings and calls and honks were incredible!

Nice day here too. Too windy to put the top on the hoop house, but not too windy for everyone to burn fields, burn brush piles and stink me out of my open house. It's so hard on the lungs.

 

[NewBoots]

Question - if you're canning broth made with no salt, how much would you add for a pint or a quart?

I had read a tsp per pint - does that sound right? I would like to salt it when I can.

Yeah I'm with @igorsMistress, I'd start with 1/2 tsp. Myself, I add the salt once it's done cooking, just before I start putting it in jars. I aim for just barely enough salt to get it tasting right.

We got 2 inches of rain in the last 48 hours or so and they were originally calling for just 1/4 inch. I ran out and put the shallots I got in the produce department of the store planted. Really late to be planting shallots but I'd been counting on last years crop to last longer so I put it off. I used the store bought ones since I'd used up all my monster shallots and the ones still in storage gave out and went bad. The little ones kept better. True of my garlic too, the big beautiful heads are rotten or trying to sprout and the littler hardnecks are still keeping well.

 

[Anime2lover]

Still no ideas on these?

Also this one recently popped up. Looks like a squash or pumpkin seed.

 

[jerryse]

Got to 55 here honeybees are out today . New great grandson as of Friday .

 

[igorsMistress]

Got to 55 here honeybees are out today . New great grandson as of Friday .

Congratulations! How many do you have now?