2023 Garden thread

[rickm]

I like pickled beets but other than that dont care for them.

 

[2busy]

What is your process for the beets. I canned some this year with a USDA recipe and love beets

I just boil them till cooked , cool down, peel then slice. I use a mandolin to keep thickness consistent. Lay in freeze dryer trays in single layer. Pre freeze then put them in the freeze dryer. Takes about 30 hours to dry.
I used to pickle them with recipe in canning book.

 

[2busy]

What is your process for the beets. I canned some this year with a USDA recipe and love beets

 

[2busy]

I like pickled beets but other than that dont care for them.

I like the sweetness of fresh cooked . I like pickled too.

 

[2busy]

Cool down in water. Ice water will stop the cooking. I'm not really concerned about that for what I'm doing. I just boil them till almost done.

 

[2busy]

Pulled the rest of the onions. They weren't completely ready but necks were getting soft. Just need to clean up the garden a bit.

 

[2busy]

Straight neck yellow squash isn't prone to get all lumpy like crook neck. White patty pan does real good for us. A few cackle berries.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I can't wait till my chickens start laying. I'm hoping it's no longer than another 6 weeks.

 

[Getintouch98]

Am I being impatient or does it seem like tomatoes are taking awhile to ripen for you guys? I’ve got about 15-20 on my 3 varieties and they are taking forever to turn red. Had to pull a few romas off that were rotting on the vine.

Mine are still green. Coming along but taking forever! Did get a few cherry tomatoes ready though.

 

[Getintouch98]

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