tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post1705358133651212133..comments2024-02-16T03:12:28.123-06:00Comments on Bacon and Eggs : Another Gardening Update (Like we need another!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-59378251737677652172013-07-25T13:08:52.910-06:002013-07-25T13:08:52.910-06:00I had the same problem with my purple hull peas th...I had the same problem with my purple hull peas that canned last year. They soak up a lot of the water. I did a raw pack and decided this year I will blanch them to help get some of the air out of the actual peas before I put them in jars. I know it's an extra step, but I'm curious to see if it will keep them from absorbing so much of the water while in the canner. <br />I've also wondered if putting less peas in the jar and more water to make up the head space would help in the raw pack. Daelithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831617918862951954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-43483267471002773382013-07-23T12:39:58.933-06:002013-07-23T12:39:58.933-06:00Good idea on the hot pepper sauce for some of the ...Good idea on the hot pepper sauce for some of the cayenne! I was thinking about trying to put some up in olive oil too. Pepper oil? Don't you know that would be good to saute up some veggies in!<br /><br />I'm so happy that your In-Laws will "love you long time" Especially over the tomato skins. I can't believe I hadn't done this ages ago. I just read it in a forum somewhere and decided "What the heck, I'm just gonna feed 'em to the chickens anyway" <br />It's great that you still have access to garden goodies. Nothing tastes as good as it does when it comes out of the garden!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-91551198039234164642013-07-23T12:34:19.949-06:002013-07-23T12:34:19.949-06:00Susan, I really think you will love this use for t...Susan, I really think you will love this use for tomato skins. I didn't have to buy a single can of tomato paste OR sauce. It's easy to just powder it up and make your own. And you know exactly what's in there too. <br />I'm glad I'm not the only one with this bean problem. It just about drives me nuts!!<br /><br />As for the peppers, it does look like it just might be a banner year for them. Just today I took 8 trays of Cayenne peppers out of the dehydrator. And there are a ton more where those came from. It didn't hurt to have found those pepper plants on sale a few weeks back either!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-69821999777883854092013-07-23T12:30:30.970-06:002013-07-23T12:30:30.970-06:00Gurl, I've even tried leaving no more than 1/4...Gurl, I've even tried leaving no more than 1/4 inch of headspace and are getting pretty much the same results. I know it must be something pretty simple, I just need to track it down. Wooo hooo on your first tomato of the season!!!<br />As for changing spots to fool the squash bugs/borers, I think it only slows them down a bit. They seem to have some sort of squash radar or something. <br />I'm looking forward to a fall garden this year. We haven't been as hot this year as in the past two. More like "regular" summer weather so I'm hoping that a fall garden will be gangbusters!! (Of course there was that little problem I had last year when we got our first freeze the First of October instead of the last.)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-86467433685502133682013-07-23T12:25:19.228-06:002013-07-23T12:25:19.228-06:00Same here Mr Hausmann. I would miss them terribly....Same here Mr Hausmann. I would miss them terribly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-18122605781028092372013-07-23T12:24:35.588-06:002013-07-23T12:24:35.588-06:00You are lucky not having to deal with the dreaded ...You are lucky not having to deal with the dreaded squash bugs. They are terrible. You might even rethink things dying once they've decimated all your squash for a couple of years... hehehe<br /><br />I'm so glad you're garden is starting out on such a good note. And have I told you just how much I love ya'll's greenhouse?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-10084152876070774042013-07-22T14:43:34.433-06:002013-07-22T14:43:34.433-06:00Um, babe, we SO need another gardening update. Do...Um, babe, we SO need another gardening update. Don't stop. Seriously.<br /><br />I am living vicariously OVER HERE! giggle<br /><br />Anyhoodle - the cayenne? If you like hot sauce [the Tabasco brand or Texas Pete, you know what I mean, right?] I would use those suckers in that. I think it a basic cayenne and vinegar mix - perhaps a little sugar and onion, but you can find it on line. We use some serious hot sauce here, especially with all the beans and south western food we eat.<br /><br />And I can-NOT wait to tell my beloved Inlaws about your use for tomato skins. I will give you full credit [of course] but they are going to love me forever on that one. As do I love you. What a fabulous tip.<br /><br />And yes, keep these posts coming. I may not have a garden this year [temp living] but I am enjoying the Inlaws largesse and I can't get enough of your tips and hints.<br /><br />Still need me a dehydrator tho'. Sigh.<br /><br />xo SkipSkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-60238049712794620822013-07-22T14:16:01.335-06:002013-07-22T14:16:01.335-06:00Great idea for the tomato skins! I usually - relu...Great idea for the tomato skins! I usually - reluctantly - give them to the chickens, but this is even better! I've had the same problem with canning beans - I'll check back to see if anyone solves it. You're having a lot better luck than I have with peppers this year.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-41782381584572351872013-07-21T23:07:59.928-06:002013-07-21T23:07:59.928-06:00I agree with sandy possibly less head space. No pe...I agree with sandy possibly less head space. No peppers this year for us, all my plants died.Tomato's are super slow but starting to turn...picked the first tonight! Squash bugs and borers got mine again this year....my own fault for not changin wheRE i planted them...lets hope for a good fall garden right?Katididshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568618127371786808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-29071093545879181942013-07-21T22:19:06.096-06:002013-07-21T22:19:06.096-06:00I grew up with Black Eyed Peas and really miss the...I grew up with Black Eyed Peas and really miss them.D.Hausmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748675030971499881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-20339783548624518992013-07-21T14:57:19.987-06:002013-07-21T14:57:19.987-06:00Sci- gurl, there is no such thing as too many gard...Sci- gurl, there is no such thing as too many garden updates! i have no idea why you are having headspace issues??? as for the squashbugs...my squash are still such tiny plants that i don't have that problem either! however, i will brag about all of the peppers that i already have - woohoo! and a bunch of baby tomatoes too. we kept one pepper plant last year...all of the others had died but he hung on. we put him a pot. kept him over the winter, he flowered and then grew one pepper over the winter - teehee. he is out in the greenhouse now with a full-red coloured and 4 more babies - they will live in pots and keep flowering. oh, btw, he's a cayenne pepper.<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-16458446927338917052013-07-21T13:59:59.522-06:002013-07-21T13:59:59.522-06:00Yes, Ma'am, I can! LOL.Yes, Ma'am, I can! LOL. <br />Maricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856090571383020938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-5675518328705550402013-07-21T11:55:08.960-06:002013-07-21T11:55:08.960-06:00Hi Marica - Can you repeat that in a slow southern...Hi Marica - Can you repeat that in a slow southern drawl? LOL! <br />As for the D.E. Yes Ma'am, I've tried D.E., soapy spray, spray with hot peppers and soaps, handpicking them off and several other things that haven't worked either. I DID hear something interesting on a gardening show I listen to every weekend though that I found intriguing. The caller had put a BT (regularly mixed) into a syringe and gave the stems an injection. I doubt it would work for the squash bugs but it just MIGHT work on the squash bore's. It's worth a "shot" (pun intended) :o)<br /><br />PP if you get a chance to try drying your tomato skins, I can promise you will see the benefits right away. Pretty awesome actually. As for the squash bugs "I want them ALL DEAD!!!" And as you said, you just can't get all of them no matter how hard you try.<br /><br />Sandy, I'll keep trying to figure out just wth is going on with the headspace. I've tried several different ideas and so far I'm still coming up with that dried out mess on the tops. < sigh > <br />Hang in there and don't give up on your tomato's and peppers. Especially the peppers as they will thrive in the heat and can go pretty far into the fall season and still produce. Did you know that if you are growing your peppers in containers, as long as you protect them from the freeze they will produce again come spring?<br /> As for the fall garden, we've already started with a couple of things. We've planted some more green beans and some pinto's. The one's that are growing now haven't really even put out any baby beans yet, so I'm trying to hedge our bets! More stuff to be planted toward the end of August and the first part of September.<br />Hugs to you and yours!<br /><br />PS I apologize for not answering individually to everyone, but WILDBLUE SUX has slowed down our net speed yet again. It's always something! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-4158015723233668422013-07-21T10:36:19.958-06:002013-07-21T10:36:19.958-06:00Sci,
On your black eyed peas, I find when I leave...Sci,<br /><br />On your black eyed peas, I find when I leave to much headspace when processing some of the air bubbles remain causing the top of the jar to change color and sometimes dry out. I don't if this will help you but change your headspace on a few of the jars the next time you can and see if that makes a difference.<br /><br />I'm still waiting on my tomatoes and peppers to produce fruit (because of the delay of planting due to weather). I worry because it's getting hot and I'm afraid this year I won't have the peppers and tomatoes like I would like. <br /><br />When will you be starting your fall garden? In August?<br /><br />Give Mars a hug, have a good Sunday. <br />Sandy<br />Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-81469518284811223692013-07-21T09:57:52.284-06:002013-07-21T09:57:52.284-06:00Neat idea with the tomato skins. Our garden was a ...Neat idea with the tomato skins. Our garden was a bit late producing this year as well but seems to be kicking in good now. The squash bug battle as well has been brisk and we delayed them by a good amount but as usual they will win in the end. You just can't find them all once the squash really gets going too many hiding places.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-1803509213491877602013-07-21T09:52:26.287-06:002013-07-21T09:52:26.287-06:00Assuming you are using a spatula to coax out air b...Assuming you are using a spatula to coax out air bubbles trapped between your veggies before you put the lid and band on, the simplest explanation I can think of for your heads pace issue is this: the gases (O2, CO2) inside the vegetable tissue are being displaced-- moving from inside to outside the vegetable. <br /><br />I'm clueless as to why the lop layer is mushy, though, except that the tissue itself is degrading. <br /><br />Have you tried diatomacious earth for the squash bugs? Maricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856090571383020938noreply@blogger.com