Whole tomatoes – 11 quarts
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Ah, the joy, the satisfaction, the aching back and legs. Today marks the first round of tomato canning from the garden. A small batch, 10 1/2 quarts. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="410" caption="Tomato Puree"] [/caption]
I hate it while I’m doing it, but I love it when I can grab a big jar out of the pantry on a snowy winter day. Onward…to the Advil bottle. It’s been a looooong time since I’ve posted. In fact, I was canning tomatoes when we last spoke. That’s what I’m preparing for right now. Anyway, we have a new addition that has kept us pretty busy this summer. No, it’s not a baby and it’s not a dog. It’s this:
A shed, a garden cottage, a cabin, a retreat…whatever you wish to call it (just don’t call it the big wood box in the backyard). We’ve initially decorated in a tourist cabin theme – lots of souvenir-y kind of stuff. Inspiration by http://averymodestcottage.blogspot.com/. Here’s the inside view (click for video):
Our intention is to create a cottage garden on that side of the backyard (planting is still on-going). It’s a lovely building and we’re tickled with it. I’ll give you full details in subsequent posts. It’s been forever since I’ve posted, I know (I know!). Busy summer and busy fall. We are finishing up the canning…just apples and squash left. I’ll post more on the garden totals next time. A really good harvest this year. I am making it a goal this year to update both this and my And Another Thing blog on a regular basis.
Putting in the garden. Some of the plants got a little nipped by a rogue frost last week, but seem to have survived. We have doubled the size of the garden this year. The DR Power Tiller has made this possible. We have sections of the garden area that are very heavy in clay. I don’t think we could have increased the size in time for plant with our walk behind tiller. I’ll post pictures later, but here’s a run down of what is planted in the ‘big’ garden so far: Peas and Beans Alaska peas (6) California Black Eyed Cow Peas (9) Kentucky Wonder Bean (11) Misc. Veg Brussel Sprouts (3) Cauliflower (3) Golden Acre Cabbage (3) Green Comet Broccoli (3) Onion (2) Peppers Baby Bell (2) Excusion II (2) Flamingo (2) Garden Salsa (4) Jalapeno (2) Marcato (2) Summer Sweet (2) Sweet Banana Valencia Orange (2) Corn Honey Pearl (6) Peaches & Cream (27) Ruby Red (19) Sugar Dots (12) Eggplant Fairy Tale Gretel Tomatos Alaska Fancy Amish Paste (7) Berkley Tie Dye Big Rainbow (4) Black Sea Man (4) Black Zebra Caro Rich Carolina Gold (2) Celebrity Purple Cherokee (2) Dr. Wyche Glacer Green Zebra (2) Husky Gold Jubilee Mortgage Lifter Mr. Stripey 92) Northern Lights (2) Old German (3) Primo Red (2) Red Currant (2) Roma (2) SubArctic (3) Super Bush Waspinicon Peach Yellow  Leave a comment  In the Garden, The veg garden  Alaska Peas, Alaskan Fancy, amish paste, bean, Berkley Tie Dye, Big Rainbow, Black Sea Man, Black Zebra, Brussel Sprouts, California Black Eyed Cow Peas, Caro Rich, Carolina Gold, Cauliflower, Celebrity, Cherokee Purple, Dr. Wyche, Excusion II, Fairy Tale, Flamingo, Garden Salsa, Glacier, Golden Acre Cabbage, Green Comet, green zebra, Gretel, Honey Pearl, Husky Gold, Jalapeno, Jubilee, Kentucky Wonder Bean, Marcato, mortgage lifter, Mr. Stripey, northern lights, Old German, Onion, Peaches & Cream, peppers, Primo Red, Red Current, Red Ruby, Roma, Sugar Dots, Summer Sweet, Super Bush, Sweet Banana Pepper, tomato, Valencia Orange, Waspinicon Peach, Yellow Tomato |
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