Your 2025 Garden

[R2elk]

I'm thinking of trying to start more raspberry and blackberry plants using air layering on the right canes.

Blackberries and raspberries spread quickly from root runners just like the wild roses do. Don't till near the canes if you want them to spread.

 

[Nomadicus]

Does anyone on here make homemade ketchup that is sugar free? We had a lot of paste type tomato plants growing for our canning tomatoes and we would really like to make a lot of sugar free ketchup. The price of that is so unbelievably high in the supermarkets.

 

[R2elk]

Does anyone on here make homemade ketchup that is sugar free? We had a lot of paste type tomato plants growing for our canning tomatoes and we would really like to make a lot of sugar free ketchup. The price of that is so unbelievably high in the supermarkets.

You might be able to make it "no sugar added" but you can't make it sugar free as the tomatoes already contain plenty of sugar.

 

[Nomadicus]

You might be able to make it "no sugar added" but you can't make it sugar free as the tomatoes already contain plenty of sugar.

Yes we understand that but added more fuel to the fire is not something that we need to be doing. We make no sugar added jams and jellies already. We pay the extra for no sugar added BBQ sauce but $6 for a bottle of ketchup because they don't add sugar is crazy.

 

[R2elk]

Yes we understand that but added more fuel to the fire is not something that we need to be doing. We make no sugar added jams and jellies already. We pay the extra for no sugar added BBQ sauce but $6 for a bottle of ketchup because they don't add sugar is crazy.

I no longer use enough ketchup for the cost to matter.

 

[Sammster]

I've started peppers (indoors), and re-started onions. I have a hard time starting my own seedlings. Fingers crossed.

 

[R2elk]

Cabbage and cauliflower

 

[tripletfeb]

Does anyone on here make homemade ketchup that is sugar free? We had a lot of paste type tomato plants growing for our canning tomatoes and we would really like to make a lot of sugar free ketchup. The price of that is so unbelievably high in the supermarkets.

I've only ever made fermented ketchup and it did have maple syrup as a sweetener

 

[Nomadicus]

We might hit 80° today. I saw a lot of green pastures while on the road yesterday. Cows are on spring grass in these parts. I'm wanting to get a spot tilled today for some lettuce and carrots.

 

[Sally PB]

The garden is still all white. The farmer's fields are either greenish (winter rye) or brown (dormant alfalfa).

I filled 8 pots with potting soil. They're sitting by the wood stove, getting warm. When hubby gets the shelf built, I'll set up the heating mat and the lights.