Last of the harvest continues to occupy my preserving methods. We have yellow squash and a whole bunch of green peppers that will be ready soon.
I have some potatoes to dig - maybe - if the vole didn't eat them up. I have a batch of apples left to put on the dehydrator, and will be canning up a batch of chicken salsa soup this weekend.
I didn't do the things I planned to do outdoors today. Woke up with a severe case of sciatica-at least that's what I think it is. So I have avoided activities that make it hurt worse.
Had started on basement pantry inventory and reorganization this week, clearing out unrelated objects that tend to get thrown in the space that should be in the garage or utility room upstairs. Had to curtail that a bit too.
Went back to doing the exercises that are for back pain, as I had been busy and skipped those this week. Maybe that was the reason it hit, or maybe not.
Had a good sale on Hamburger and hot dogs this week. So I canned a batch of hamburger, made chili with the rest. Experimented with canning hot dogs. Some with chili and some without.
The leftovers went into the crock pot, and I was going to package them up for freezing, but they were such a hit, they disappeared before I could do it. LOL Glad I got the processing done before the sciatica hit.
Hoping that tomorrow I'll be moving better, and can get some things done for the winter garden. Hope all is well with you and yours. Prayers up for all, especially the victims of mother nature's episodes. Have a great weekend. God Bless.
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Figs are coming strong... do hey freeze well?
Interesting. I never thought of canning hot dogs. But canning them with chili sounds wonderful!
I missed the Labor Day sales of hamburger and hot dog buns ;(
I use those to make homemade croutons. They are easy and are a hit. I usually buy about 10 packages and end up with about 4-5 of the hot dog or hamburger bags filled with croutons. They last until Memorial Day, when I get more on sale.
Greetings from western PA. My second batch of marigolds have come up and bloomed, as expected. These are seeds I planted from the May marigolds. Replanted in pots around my patio. Pots that housed the Lobelia that faded by July.
Man...worst year ever in the garden. Wayyyy too much rain early on I think. Barely got anything from tomatoes or peppers ...Some eggplant and okra..
West of Atlanta
I am squeezing every last drop of summer out of new England.
Hiking, Riding, and harvesting my tomatoes, wrapping my drain pipes and hoping we have a mild winter.
But still thanking God I didn’t buy that mobile home in Ft. Meyers. ( I was seriously considering it!)
Gorgeous day here. Our maple trees along the driveway have just the slightest ‘blush’ of color and I noticed the other day that the “smell” of fall was in the air on occasionally
The garden is slowly going - one tomato plant is about dead. I did a major picking earlier this week - anything with a hint of color came off the vine. In 3 days, those green tomatoes were almost ripe & the ripe ones were almost too ripe. Yesterday, I spent 4.5 hours peeling tomatoes & cutting up for salsa (I take out the seeds). I have enough tomatoes for 2 batches (7 qts per batch) & that canning project is happening this morning.
My basil took a hit on a cool morning (40’s) - several plants have dead leaves so I need to make another pesto batch before we get another cool spell. Half the plants are fine & half have some blackened leaves.
The jalapenos are finally coming in - good thing because I have requests for Jalapeno Pepper Jelly. This past weekend, I met a couple at a Crab Feast & somehow we got to talking hot food - I mentioned the JPJ & he begged me for some. He’s in the Navy, being transferred soon, so I need to get on the ball. I’m including a few other homemade items in his JPJ package with a note “thank you for your service”. They were a totally charming couple & great fun to pick crabs with. BTW, if I had to pick crabs to survive or make a living, I’d be dead or broke.
Once the canning is done (salsa today, JPJ tomorrow), I still have some fields to mow - got most of them earlier this week. It’s great mowing weather and it’s something that I find relaxing so I’m looking forward to it. After that, I’m going to break down the straw bale garden & work the compost in, then see what I can do about some fall crops. Tried to get a head start last month with some seeds in a little ‘greenhouse’ thing I bought & it didn’t go well.
Right now, I’ve got too many things to do and not enough hours in the day - just feeling blessed to have the good health & physical ability to be able to tackle it all & eventually, it will get done. :-)
Hello from Massachusetts! The one good thing that I did this season was to seed a planter on the deck on 8/14 with packets of Arugula (from 2016), Buttercrunch lettuce (2016), Parris Island Cos Lettuce (2016) Corn Salad D’Etampes (2016) and Green and purple basil (2008). All came up and we are presently having them for salads. I watered them once or twice and that was it. They’re beautiful and delicious.
We had one good tomato due to our blight. An animal, possibly a squirrel, took a bite out of it. We ate the rest and it was one of the best, sweetest tomatoes I’ve ever had. :)
Glad to hear that you’re doing well in Missouri. Take care of that back.
We’re still languishing on the beach in FL.
Heading home to Misery tomorrow.