What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

Brutal....
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Here too. Did you know eyeballs can sweat? This is revolting.

 

[OnlySympathy]

How can I deal with the late blight on my tomatoes? Only a couple are affected right now but I’ve been cutting off any affected parts I see but it isn’t making any difference.

Actually it doesn’t look like late blight, more like early or septoria

 

[WthrLady]

That why I referred to them as rodents.

Well tbf, they are

 

[WthrLady]

8 quarts of puree simmering

 

[OnlySympathy]

Well tbf, they are

They are actually Lagomorphs not rodents. They are pretty similar but lagomorphs have two sets of upper incisors and different jaw structure

 

[WthrLady]

They are actually Lagomorphs not rodents. They are pretty similar but lagomorphs have two sets of upper incisors and different jaw structure

Meaning,sorry, I too call them rodents. Having trouble with the voice to type commands while I cook.

 

[Rick589]

How can I deal with the late blight on my tomatoes? Only a couple are affected right now but I’ve been cutting off any affected parts I see but it isn’t making any difference.

I think you might be fighting an uphill battle at this point. Copper sulfate and affected leaf removal may help hold it back a bit.

 

[OnlySympathy]

Meaning,sorry, I too call them rodents. Having trouble with the voice to type commands while I cook.

Ohhhh my bad sorry

 

[Smokerbill]

Looks good. I was interested in how you were going to use that pectin. Is it something you can hold for future use? Or did you already answer that and I missed it?

I answered it in another thread, another post. I froze two cups for later use if I need it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/preserving-your-harvest.1485715/page-159#post-28771255

I woke up early for some reason today... 3:30. So I made my Oregon Grape jelly. I ended up with three half-pint jars that I processed in boiling water, plus enough to spread on a piece of toast. One Ball lid, two Walmart Mainstays lids, all sealed tight.

I put the extra bit in the fridge and it jelled nicely. I used the pectin I extracted from green apples last weekend.

There was no consistency in all the Oregon Grape jelly recipes I found online so I came up with my own measurements...

1.5 cups boiled and strained Oregon grape juice
0.5 cups apple pectin extract
2.5 cups sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice

I have two cups of the apple pectin left, which I froze. Then I went back to bed and slept til 9am.

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I don't notice any apple flavor in the pectin extract I got from the green apples. And Oregon Grapes aren't true grapes at all, so it's not really grape/apple jelly. But it does sound like a good combination!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I answered it in another thread, another post. I froze two cups for later use if I need it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/preserving-your-harvest.1485715/page-159#post-28771255


I don't notice any apple flavor in the pectin extract I got from the green apples. And Oregon Grapes aren't true grapes at all, so it's not really grape/apple jelly. But it does sound like a good combination!

Darn LOL