I was just outside noticing a lot of cruciferous seedlings popping up in soil that I tilled last week.
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Tomatoes are coming in hot & heavy - peeling/chopping most of them (can’t keep up with them otherwise) for a couple of salsa batches. I have a recipe my family loves - they beg for it. The jalapenos are about ready for some Hot Jalapeno Pepper Jelly - very popular. I was just at my brother’s this week and he uses it as a topping for roasted salmon so I have promised him a couple of jars in addition to at least 3 other people who want it. I’m guessing I’ll have to make at least 3 batches, maybe 4! Cukes are “done” - I think I have time to plant some zinnias in that empty bed - the butterflies are fabulous this year and all over zinnias my mom planted, but those flowers are starting to go to seed. Anyway, I’ll be spending time in the garden today, cleaning up old plants, harvesting peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and then mowing ..... we got an inch of rain Thursday night/Friday morning & the grass is getting ‘shaggy’. The new, commercial Zero-Turn mower is fabulous and with the larger mowing deck, cuts mowing time even more. :-)
Salsa recipe I use “Wonderful Salsa” -
http://chickensintheroad.com/farm-bell-recipes/wonderful-salsa/
My notes on recipe .... read the comments on the recipe, too.
- You can make this and freeze it rather than canning it.
- I DO use the lime juice & like it.
- Regarding hot peppers, the original recipe uses hot banana peppers, but I use jalapenos. I make 2 versions: “One Jalapeno Pepper” and “Two Jalapeno Pepper” salsas. As the name describes, per batch, use either one or two jalapenos. Cut off the stem end(s) & cut the pepper into rough pieces (4-6), then chop the entire thing (all of it - membrane & seeds included) in a food processor, then incorporate into your saucepan. This keeps the heat & for those who like it hot, 2JP is what they get. For milder, 1JP is good.
My yard is such a mess. I took our new rescue, Gracie out with me and did some weeding for about 2 hours yesterday and some the day before. It was a great bonding experience. :)
Heat did in the peas; only got 4 pkgs for the freezer, and 3 or 4 fresh meals. The return to cooler temps came too late, after having to wait too long to plant them this Spring due to too much heavy rain.
OTOH, getting yellow straightneck squash like clockwork; and fina;;y got our first meal’s worth of green beans.
Carrots are looking good, but I need to water, as the rains seem to have quit. We did get about an inch in the last week, spread of several days, so mainly just surface watering, without any real soil wetting.
Running way cooler than normal again.
Having blown the engine on my 15YO garden tractor, it’s been a lot more difficult & time consuming getting stuff done in the garden. New engine arrived this week, and I should (BWAHAHAHAHAHA!) have it back up & running tomorrow.
