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Here’s the cast of characters for tonight’s canning session. Center stage is a beautiful assortment of prize winning homegrown heirloom (I might have awarded the prizes myself) tomatoes. Before going into the blender. Umm, let’s just say an immersion blender will be on my Christmas list this year. Ahhhh… all finished. I ended up with Read More >>
Have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray where you are reliving the same day over and over again? I’m sure that around mid August gardeners start to feel this way. Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not complaining because I know that come January I’ll be wishing I was in the Read More >>
I decided on potatoes for dinner tonight, so off I went to my potato patch along the back fence. I planted Purple Viking potatoes in this particular area. Not bad considering I only watered this patch twice since April. I’m sure if I had watered the potatoes I would of ended up with 10 times Read More >>
Sweet pickles are on the canning list for today. I spy with my little eye…..corn tassels. …and baby corn growing. I cut 3 baby artichokes today. I have no idea what to do with them and no time to figure it out so I am going to drop them off at the neighbor’s house. The Read More >>
First giant tomato of the season: 2lbs 3.75 oz. My all time biggest tomato record was set back some 5 years ago with a 2lb 10 oz. pineapple heirloom tomato, but this Italian Heirloom comes in at a close 2nd. Wow! What a beauty. I think I might have to make a GIANT bowl of Read More >>
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