What did you do in the garden today?

[TJAnonymous]

I will not do business with temu ever again. No issues with payment or the product. I got endless emails from them and clicking "unsubscribe" did not work. That to me is a sign that they are dishonest. I'm not going to give them another chance.

I sent their emails to spam to get rid of them.

I think I've mentioned before that I work in cybersecurity. Temu is bad, bad, bad... I've seen several case studies on these people where they have loaded malware to devices. I've also seen cases where identity and financial information was stolen through them and sold on the dark web. I know a lot of people are tempted to use them but I am not being dramatic when I say you are playing Russian roulette with your financial life every time you do.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Still have a lot of snow, even though it is melting. We did get over a foot. Garden is completely snowed in.

Trash trucks still have not collected Friday's trash. Not sure if their truck broke down or it's due to the fact that our road never gets plowed.

Anyway, here's tonight beautiful rising moon.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Still have a lot of snow, even though it is melting. We did get over a foot. Garden is completely snowed in.

Trash trucks still have not collected Friday's trash. Not sure if their truck broke down or it's due to the fact that our road never gets plowed.

Anyway, here's tonight beautiful rising moon.
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Pretty moon.

 

[Acre4Me]

Kumquats!

Whole, cinnamon syrup on left. Kumquats in Cointreau with cloves and cinnamon on right.

Not in pic: pickled spicy kumquats with peppercorns and red pepper flakes.

34 jars total! 9 lbs kumquats!

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Nothing in the garden as it is the depth of winter here in the Midwest. I have finished my garden sketch/plan and my seed orders! Looking forward to 2025! Experimenting with new varieties and tried and true this year!!

 

[akroberts1085]

I understand about the threats that happen to people that choose to shop online however everyone seems to only see the crap that has happened to people that have shopped on Temu. I had my daughter buy some stuff from Amazon and ended up getting ripped off for her account. Amazon can seriously kiss my dirty back side. I haven't had any issues with Temu at all. I wanted to get a gift for one of my grandkids but it was only available on Amazon so I had a good friend buy it but ended up giving her the money and in return we got a toy that was no where close to being what it was supposed to be. I ended up having to get it from Walmart.

 

[chickengr]

Kumquats!

Whole, cinnamon syrup on left. Kumquats in Cointreau with cloves and cinnamon on right.

Not in pic: pickled spicy kumquats with peppercorns and red pepper flakes.

34 jars total! 9 lbs kumquats!

recipes please. I ate all kumquats from the tree I planted, lol, so processing kumquats is for the future.

 

[chickengr]

I wish we had 4 ft of snow instead of this continuous rain. lost 1 indian runner young drake. although I dug holes from outside mud is so compact that keeps water in the coops. I put more pallets in 2 worst coops. honestly I am afraid what I will find today. no gardening of course.

 

[Acre4Me]

@chickengr

All 3 batches pictured. First two are Ball canning recipes. Last recipe was found on “Autodesk instructables” website (recipe posted by “kristinaliv”).

Cinnamon Kumquats:

1. 3lbs kumquats. 2 cinnamon sticks. 6 cups sugar.

2. Clean kumquats: this recipe says to use 2 Tbsp baking soda, add boiling water to cover, let sit 5 min. Rinse well 3x under cool running water. Then poke each kumquats 2x with toothpick to help prevent bursting. FWIW, some kumquat recipes say to cut off end bc can be bitter (I have no real experience here), so I did cut off stem end slightly.

3. Combine Kumquats, 8C (2L) water, cinnamon sticks. Bring to boil then reduce heat and gently simmer for 7 min.

4. Add sugar, stir constantly until sugar dissolved and almost back to boil. Discard cinnamon sticks.

5. Process 15 min in water bath.


Oranges in Cointreau:

1. 10 whole cloves + 5 cinnamon sticks broken up in cheesecloth pouch.

2. 3lbs kumquats sliced 1/8”. 3.5 c sugar. 2/3C water. 3/4 C Cointreau ( or triple Sec or Grand Marnier or Curacao). 1/2 C dry white wine (I used Savignon Blanc).

3. In pan, combine sugar, water, spice bag. Bring to a boil. Cook 10 min. Remove spice bag (I left mine in until the end). Add remaining ingredients, bring slowly back to boil, stirring gently.

4. Pack jars, process in water bath 15 min.

Sweet and Spicy Kumquats Pickles

Recipe written for 12 ounces of kumquats, and meant to be refrigerator pickles. I water bath canned them for 15 min. I used 3 lbs kumquats so I quadrupled the brine recipe.

1. 12 ounces (340g) Kumquats. 1/2 C sugar. 1Cup vinegar(any kind). 1C water. 1tsp salt. 8 peppercorns. 1 tsp up to 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes (depending on desired spice level).

2. Wash kumquats and cut in half lengthwise, stem to end. Pick out any seeds.

3. Kumquats and water into pan, bring to boil and boil gently for 15 min, stirring occasionally.

4. Add remaining ingredients, stir bring to a simmer. Cook 15 min longer, uncovered. Taste and adjust if desired.

5. Portion into jars and water bath can for 15 min.

 

[TJAnonymous]

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@chickengr

All 3 batches pictured. First two are Ball canning recipes. Last recipe was found on “Autodesk instructables” website (recipe posted by “kristinaliv”).

Cinnamon Kumquats:

1. 3lbs kumquats. 2 cinnamon sticks. 6 cups sugar.

2. Clean kumquats: this recipe says to use 2 Tbsp baking soda, add boiling water to cover, let sit 5 min. Rinse well 3x under cool running water. Then poke each kumquats 2x with toothpick to help prevent bursting. FWIW, some kumquat recipes say to cut off end bc can be bitter (I have no real experience here), so I did cut off stem end slightly.

3. Combine Kumquats, 8C (2L) water, cinnamon sticks. Bring to boil then reduce heat and gently simmer for 7 min.

4. Add sugar, stir constantly until sugar dissolved and almost back to boil. Discard cinnamon sticks.

5. Process 15 min in water bath.


Oranges in Cointreau:

1. 10 whole cloves + 5 cinnamon sticks broken up in cheesecloth pouch.

2. 3lbs kumquats sliced 1/8”. 3.5 c sugar. 2/3C water. 3/4 C Cointreau ( or triple Sec or Grand Marnier or Curacao). 1/2 C dry white wine (I used Savignon Blanc).

3. In pan, combine sugar, water, spice bag. Bring to a boil. Cook 10 min. Remove spice bag (I left mine in until the end). Add remaining ingredients, bring slowly back to boil, stirring gently.

4. Pack jars, process in water bath 15 min.

Sweet and Spicy Kumquats Pickles

Recipe written for 12 ounces of kumquats, and meant to be refrigerator pickles. I water bath canned them for 15 min. I used 3 lbs kumquats so I quadrupled the brine recipe.

1. 12 ounces (340g) Kumquats. 1/2 C sugar. 1Cup vinegar(any kind). 1C water. 1tsp salt. 8 peppercorns. 1 tsp up to 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes (depending on desired spice level).

2. Wash kumquats and cut in half lengthwise, stem to end. Pick out any seeds.

3. Kumquats and water into pan, bring to boil and boil gently for 15 min, stirring occasionally.

4. Add remaining ingredients, stir bring to a simmer. Cook 15 min longer, uncovered. Taste and adjust if desired.

5. Portion into jars and water bath can for 15 min.

I copied down the oranges recipe the last time you posted it. I even went out and purposely bought Cointreau for just this recipe. These are going to be expensive oranges...