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I finally got out the digital camera and took some pics to share with you guys! I usually do the 35 mm filml camera because I love to take pics for a hobby, but I love looking at all of your pictures, so I thought I'd share some too. Hope you enjoy! :happy_flower My son bringing in the day's...

blurose, that is a wonderful suggestion! I think I will do that. Thanks for the idea. :bouquet

Pat, I love that saying! We made the blueberry-strawberry jam last night and it is great! You basically taste strawberries, but it is not a sweet as straight strawberry jam. The blueberries did what I hoped they would do and that was to cut some of the candy sweetness of strawberry jam. My...

I figure that the blueberries being a little tarter than the strawberries would be a nice compliment to each other. My sister is in town from just moving to the remotes of British Columbia and she was wondering how to can, since she is so far from any regular stores. People up there told her...

I have a recipe for certo very berry jam. It calls for 4 cups prepared fruit consisting of 1 pt blueberries, 1 pt raspberries, and 1 qt strawberries. My question is: Can I substitute the 1 pt raspberries with 1 pt of blueberries? That would keep the fruit to 4 cups and it would just double...

If it is a bell pepper then the green will go to yellow then to red (I think it is in that progression, I could have it backwards). The longer on the plant the riper they get. I think I was cautioned once by my dad that the longer the fruit sits, the longer it is exposed to the elements...

Sarah_mom2four, you certainly can plant more peas for the fall harvest. All you need to do is look on the back of the seed packet to see how many days to harvest. Count that many days backwards from the first frost date and you have your planting date. Example: We are planting more sugar...

:yuckyuck Maybe I should just unleash the chickens and see what happens. Maybe they can get the corn to actually grow. :P Actually, things seem to be better now. The tomatoes are getting bigger faster and seem to like the thinning that Mother Nature did. Hopefully mine will recover as well...

My sugar snap peas have been producing for about a month and a half now and they are starting to yellow in the heat and humidity. I think it is about time to start thinking about pulling them and getting ready to plant another round in a few weeks for the fall. Peas are a cool weather crop and...

Thank you for all the advice and encouragement! :bouquet The tomatoes seem to be recovering and the peppers and eggplant seem to be holding up on their own. Lost a few fruits and flowers though, but some for harvesting is better than none. They are calling for heavy downpours and storms later...

While we were down in Staten Island visiting relatives on a beautiful, HOT, but non-rainy day, we were getting the rain storm of a lifetime here at home. I didn't realize how bad until the morning when I went to take care of the chickies and saw the horror. Almost all of the eggplants were on...

Thanks for the advice. I love to use zucchini in a pasta primavera. :bouquet

Do you peel and blanch it first? Do you completely dry it afterwards if you do and then freeze? Edited to add: Does it turn mushy when it is unfrozen?

I have a lot of zucchini coming in and I want to save some for the winter. I know there is a recipe for dill zukes here and I already made a few zucchini breads so I was wondering if I could just freeze it. And if I can, how do I do it? Thanks!

Just picked my first zucchinis!! Also, more green beans and sugar snap peas. :dance Just waiting for my yellow squash to get a little bigger. Maybe tomorrow.

What a great find! I signed up for it also. Thanks for the info. :ya

Welcome! Orange County New York here. I love the area you live in. Used to go to the EMS conferences when they were held in Saratoga.

I would compost the chicken poo for a season. My friends put some pig poo in their garden after our other friends finished raising the pigs for the summer and let it set all fall, winter, and spring and then tilled it into the ground. They are having more trouble with their garden this year...

Thank you for sharing your recipes! I can't wait until our cukes are ready to pickle! :dance

Thanks! Seem a little spicy, which is why my DH probably liked them. :lol: Now I have another question, what is a dill head?