Awhile back Kirk got me an awesome gift: a Ball® Jar Collection Elite Stainless-Steel 21-Quart Waterbath Canner with Rack and Glass Lid. Which while some might wonder big whoopie...to me, this was just awesome! For canning, it is one of the few ones that are designed for glass top stoves, and it can handle quart… Continue reading Spiced Blackberry Syrup
Category: Gardening
Green Tomato and Kale Pasta Sauce
With over 25 tomato plants in my garden, I was looking for a new idea. I could have in theory waited for them to ripen, but I was having issues with some of my roma plants (sigh!) and decided to call it a day on about 10 of my plants. So I pulled off the… Continue reading Green Tomato and Kale Pasta Sauce
July In The Garden
July was a long month here in the PNW. The first 3 weeks were very, very hot - going into the 90's almost daily. The 4th week we got a few days again of "normal" weather, where we have cloud cover, that keeps down temperatures later in the day, when it burns off. I will… Continue reading July In The Garden
Zucchini Boats From the Garden
July, much like June, has been hot and very dry. But while many of my plants are suffering, the zucchini and other summer squash plants are thriving. If anything, they have done their best in years. The past 3 years I had real issues with powdery mildew. Last year I didn't even get one squash… Continue reading Zucchini Boats From the Garden