Anyone Have a Vegtable garden?
06-08-2010, 08:26 PM
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Eggplants are notorious for getting eaten by bugs. Dust them well and often with Sevin dust and you'll be fine.
06-09-2010, 01:42 AM
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Last year stunk for tomatoes but we canned about 75 pints of pickles.
06-09-2010, 06:05 AM
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I'm afraid to can. I've just always frozen what we produce (which hasn't been a lot), but would love to expand and can if I weren't such a chicken!! Anyone have a fool-proof process that won't kill us???
06-09-2010, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
Originally Posted by Woodster
I'm afraid to can. I've just always frozen what we produce (which hasn't been a lot), but would love to expand and can if I weren't such a chicken!! Anyone have a fool-proof process that won't kill us???
06-09-2010, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
Originally Posted by Woodster
I'm afraid to can. I've just always frozen what we produce (which hasn't been a lot), but would love to expand and can if I weren't such a chicken!! Anyone have a fool-proof process that won't kill us???
06-09-2010, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by sandpat
Originally Posted by Woodster
I'm afraid to can. I've just always frozen what we produce (which hasn't been a lot), but would love to expand and can if I weren't such a chicken!! Anyone have a fool-proof process that won't kill us???
06-09-2010, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by sandpat
Originally Posted by Woodster
I'm afraid to can. I've just always frozen what we produce (which hasn't been a lot), but would love to expand and can if I weren't such a chicken!! Anyone have a fool-proof process that won't kill us???
06-09-2010, 12:29 PM
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I have only used my pressure cooker to cook Artichokes. I don't think I have ever used it to can.
I used to freeze all my tomato puree and stuff cause I have a big freezer and it was easier than canning.
I used to freeze all my tomato puree and stuff cause I have a big freezer and it was easier than canning.
06-09-2010, 12:59 PM
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I have a huge garden and love it. Had some problems with the beans this year (too much rain) so I need to replant and now I cannot find seeds. Very aggravating! But here is what is in now. Lettuce, radishes, onions, carrots, green beans, lima beans, okra, corn, potatoes, zuchinni, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, peppers, watermelon and canteloupe. Will plant beets, turnips and another round of lettuce in the fall.
For anyone wanting to use a pressure canner, I would be happy to talk you through it. It is really no more dangerous than boiling water on the stove. They are built with safety mechanisms to protect you. It just takes a watchfull eye and they are handy as the dickens. I would freeze more but we just don't have the space, so I can most of what I grow. This year is a experiment in making claussen kosher dill pickles. I love those things nad they are just to darned expensive in the store.
Sheila
For anyone wanting to use a pressure canner, I would be happy to talk you through it. It is really no more dangerous than boiling water on the stove. They are built with safety mechanisms to protect you. It just takes a watchfull eye and they are handy as the dickens. I would freeze more but we just don't have the space, so I can most of what I grow. This year is a experiment in making claussen kosher dill pickles. I love those things nad they are just to darned expensive in the store.
Sheila
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