Gardening

csziggy

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7. If I could grow a garden now, I'd be spending a lot of time canning

Sun Sep 13, 2015, 09:35 PM

Sep 2015

But I'm retired, so I have the time. I just can't garden anymore - the deer and other critters would get everything. I'd have to build a cage around the entire garden!

What I should be doing is going to the local Farmer's Markets, buying up fresh vegetables and processing my own stuff. Maybe next year. I'm tired of buying commercial stuff that is high in sugar and salt and is not as good as what I can put up.

I love Bread & Butter pickles with fresh cucumbers - or any kind of pickle. But there are some good recipes for small batches of Bread & Butter ones that make just enough to last a couple of weeks.

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You say tomato and I say [View all] hermetic Sep 2015 OP

They look great alfie Sep 2015 #1

Those are very healthy looking plants. femmocrat Sep 2015 #2

With tomatoes I'd say learning to can the results would be worth it csziggy Sep 2015 #5

Yes, canning would be a good thing to learn. femmocrat Sep 2015 #6

If I could grow a garden now, I'd be spending a lot of time canning csziggy Sep 2015 #7

Thanks for that link hermetic Sep 2015 #12

Soup, not yet hermetic Sep 2015 #9

Nice! Good job, they look delish. Little Star Sep 2015 #3

Thanks hermetic Sep 2015 #10

Pizza sauce on a stick.n/t jtuck004 Sep 2015 #4

It is fun, isn't it? NJCher Sep 2015 #8

Thanks, I'll try that recipe hermetic Sep 2015 #11