What did you do in the garden today?

[OnlySympathy]

I can’t wait to get home today I should have a some ripe peppers. A few yellow cayennes, 1-2 orange habaneros, and a cal wonder were all getting close yesterday. I will probably save some seeds from one of the yellow cayennes as the other ones I saved are looking like they might be duds

 

[Sally PB]

Something got my ripe tomatoes. I found a partial one. There were only a few.

I know exactly how you feel! Deer got my green tomatoes this year. Very few left for salsa for me.

cider jelly in the canner

I've never heard of this! It sounds good. Can you share a recipe?

Someone mentioned here that garlic helps keep voles away, so am over planting every bed in hopes of chasing them away. Plus ill get lots of garlic!

Why didn't I think of that!!! The pesky voles don't bother my garlic rows, but they sure damaged one end of my cherry tomato row. That's it, pests! I'm going to put garlic on the edges of my cherry tomato row!

Got a grandma and aunts, and a few uncles that did the whole canning run I just need the pressure canner and the know how.

You don't have to have a pressure canner. A boiling water bath is the recommended method for for lots of things.

A water bath canner is fine for acidic foods, like tomatoes and fruit products. A pressure canner is needed for non-acid foods like beans and meat. Ball has several good books with directions and recipes.

Gotta trot out my canning story...
A friend told me that he had a friend who liked to wander around old cemeteries and do research on old family names. He found several graves of people with the same family name that all died within a few days of each other. Intrigued, he looked up old newspaper reports in a local library. They'd all died from food poisoning at a family reunion.

I said, "Canned beans, I'd bet." Yup.

 

[jerryse]

I know exactly how you feel! Deer got my green tomatoes this year. Very few left for salsa for me.

I've never heard of this! It sounds good. Can you share a recipe?

Why didn't I think of that!!! The pesky voles don't bother my garlic rows, but they sure damaged one end of my cherry tomato row. That's it, pests! I'm going to put garlic on the edges of my cherry tomato row!



A water bath canner is fine for acidic foods, like tomatoes and fruit products. A pressure canner is needed for non-acid foods like beans and meat. Ball has several good books with directions and recipes.

Gotta trot out my canning story...
A friend told me that he had a friend who liked to wander around old cemeteries and do research on old family names. He found several graves of people with the same family name that all died within a few days of each other. Intrigued, he looked up old newspaper reports in a local library. They'd all died from food poisoning at a family reunion.

I said, "Canned beans, I'd bet." Yup.

Canning story. Way back 40s and 50s and into early 70s mom used open kettle method for tomatoes. A no longer used method. She said when she was pregnant all her canned tomatoes spoiled. She thought it was body chemistry. I think being pregnant slowed her up filling the jars allowing some cooling before putting lids on.

 

[jerryse]

Saga of the rock wool at the cabin/house. It is for sound suppression in the basement ceiling. DD chose to stay in the basement on her vacation visit. She could have shared a room with her little granddaughters. Complained about the noise, stairs and no toilet. A walkout basement. So, I am trying to fix the noise problem. Settled on 7 1/4 thick rock wool. Menard's only carries mineral wool. Same or similar IDK. DW insisted on rock wool as it said sound suppression. No fun trying to please everyone. We share a room when we are there.

 

[WthrLady]

I know exactly how you feel! Deer got my green tomatoes this year. Very few left for salsa for me.

I've never heard of this! It sounds good. Can you share a recipe?

Why didn't I think of that!!! The pesky voles don't bother my garlic rows, but they sure damaged one end of my cherry tomato row. That's it, pests! I'm going to put garlic on the edges of my cherry tomato row!



A water bath canner is fine for acidic foods, like tomatoes and fruit products. A pressure canner is needed for non-acid foods like beans and meat. Ball has several good books with directions and recipes.

Gotta trot out my canning story...
A friend told me that he had a friend who liked to wander around old cemeteries and do research on old family names. He found several graves of people with the same family name that all died within a few days of each other. Intrigued, he looked up old newspaper reports in a local library. They'd all died from food poisoning at a family reunion.

I said, "Canned beans, I'd bet." Yup.

Same as apple, just use cider instead of apple juice.
On/in the pectin box.

 

[Molpet]

The mosquitoes are insane. The DEET doesn't even phase them. For them it's a seasoning. We even have those huge west Nile ones. I mowed for 5 hours today and am down a pint of blood. So persistent.

My dog has Lyme and a person next county over died from West Nile this week.
I have been wearing treated clothing
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[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Same as apple, just use cider instead of apple juice.
On/in the pectin box.

That’s amazing. So no straining required. We’re going to have our family apple picking day in late September. I’ve been wanting to make apple jelly but the whole straining the apple skins and bits seems too labor intensive to me. I only buy fresh apple cider from the orchard we go to. Thanks for the info.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I went to Bj’s a couple of weeks ago to stock up on tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. That was to replace what I should have harvested. While I was re-arranging my canned goods cabinet I did a little inventory. I still have 4 jars of green tomato salsa verde and 3 jars of regular salsa leftover from last year. That made me feel a little better. I also have a lot of pickles left. My cucumber plants are struggling to produce some cucumbers but I don’t see me making pickles this year unless I buy the cucumbers again this year. I don’t plan on freezing anymore fruit so I can pack my freezer with meat and potatoes. Already have a lot of green beans and peas in there.

 

[WthrLady]

That’s amazing. So no straining required. We’re going to have our family apple picking day in late September. I’ve been wanting to make apple jelly but the whole straining the apple skins and bits seems too labor intensive to me. I only buy fresh apple cider from the orchard we go to. Thanks for the info.

I just didn't shake the cider first. I let it settle over night in the fridge.

 

[WthrLady]

That’s amazing. So no straining required. We’re going to have our family apple picking day in late September. I’ve been wanting to make apple jelly but the whole straining the apple skins and bits seems too labor intensive to me. I only buy fresh apple cider from the orchard we go to. Thanks for the info.

You can also make jelly from no sugar added juice from the juice row at the grocery.