I have a bushel of kale, chard, and spinach from my daughter’s garden to freeze this afternoon. I’m going to wash with cold water, blanch in boiling water, and seal in freezer bags.
Anyone have a better suggestion?
I live in an apartment now :( Trying to grow tomatoes in pots outdoors. Plenty of sunshine. But fighting bottom rot...put in some dolomite yesterday, hard to gauge the right amount, since directions on the box are for larger areas. I applied dolomite to just one pot/plant yesterday, a purple cherokee. The other two, different varieties, seem not to need it.
Any comments appreciated. Thanks.
Greens are usually frozen or canned in a pressure cooker. Blanch for about 2 minutes then cool, and drain. Leave headspace in the container.
I use the Ball Blue Book of preserving as the authoritative source on food preservation.
There are products for blossom end rot that are foliar spray that people say works.
I usually put a piece of banana peel and crushed egg shells in the transplanting hole, and cover with some dirt before transplanting or planting the tomato seeds, and have never had to deal with a calcium deficiency.
Have you tried making kale chips??
Around my house they’re very popular. I’ve made them with several types of kale as well as collard and mustard greens.
Great for those of us watching out diet but craving something crunchy.