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 2013-09-02 3:31 PM in reply to: bootygirl |
Regular  5477    LHOTP |  Subject: RE: The BT Garden ThreadOriginally posted by bootygirl Let the preserving begin. Big pot of ratatouille on the Steve for the freezer. Farmers market California peaches + my basil + ginger + coriander + some lovin' care = 7 jars of preserves. Absofreakinlutely awesome! I have never thought of putting basil in my preserves. That sounds yum! What else do you put up? I'd love to offer some insight on the aphids, but I have none--hoping someone else will :) |
| 2013-09-02 8:22 PM in reply to: 0 |
Elite 3972   Reno | Subject: RE: The BT Garden Thread I stick mainly to condiments and pickles. My husband says I need a 12 step plan. I do most things in small batches - rarely anything bigger than my 6 qt sauce pan can can cook up you know what my friends, family, coworkers get at christmastime, whether they want it or not. Over the last few years: Tomato basil Jam (meh) Green tomato chutney - I have tried this a few ways and really liked the one I did with sliced lemon, rind and all a beet and horseradish relish which was really good with ham pickled zucchini Italian farmhouse Pickled green tomatoes (those are really good!) Pickled beets - often with onion. Indian eggplant pickle (I was afraid of that one health wise - didn't seem like enough acid for hot water bath canning, so I gave it all away and told people to eat it right away) Indian lemon pickle (enough acid, salt, sugar and red pepper to survive forever! I miss my potted citrus) Salsa - I welcome a good recipe here , mine are ok, and one was so hot I should make people sign a waiver before eating it cherry bomb pickled pepper relish (OMG, that is good - making that next week or so.) Habanero infused cooking oil (Mr Booty uses that and I planted 4 habanero bushes this year for him) Sweet BBQ relish (zucchini, onion, corn, red pepper) which kids love on burgers and hot dogs sauce and chutney, but my friend with the apple tree moved, so unsure of my free apple source this year. freeze ratatouille Pepper jellies - I have been creative with these and they make good glazes for pork tenderloin and chicken were about to travel and I had 2 pineapples that would have gone bad, so I made pineapple jam one year - another good glaze maker. I put coriander in it accident - I was making a cranberry-pomegranate sauce for thanksgiving dinner and I was doubling the recipe. I wound up quadrupling the sugar so I had to get more fruit, so I canned half (that stuff rocked, so it was a happy accident). Pickled cherry tomatoes in a fancy Chardonnay vinegar and tarragon (expensive vinegar, but I reuse it when the tomatoes are done in salad dressings and marinades) Good lord - I should write a food blog "Canning Addict" or something. . Good lord #2 - it's exhausting to put in that many "< p > " for such a list to make the formatting right on a list like that..... |
| 2013-09-02 8:33 PM in reply to: switch |
Elite 3972 Reno | Subject: RE: The BT Garden Thread Originally posted by switch[/ I'd love to offer some insight on the aphids, but I have none--hoping someone else will I have been using a good stream of water and my fingers on the kale to good effect. The tomatoes have had to get my neem + doc bonner peppermint soap recipe. I still blame the new fence. |
| 2013-09-02 8:58 PM in reply to: bootygirl |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: The BT Garden Thread Originally posted by bootygirl I stick mainly to condiments and pickles. My husband says I need a 12 step plan. I do most things in small batches - rarely anything bigger than my 6 qt sauce pan can can cook up you know what my friends, family, coworkers get at christmastime, whether they want it or not. Over the last few years: Tomato basil Jam (meh) Green tomato chutney - I have tried this a few ways and really liked the one I did with sliced lemon, rind and all a beet and horseradish relish which was really good with ham pickled zucchini Italian farmhouse Pickled green tomatoes (those are really good!) Pickled beets - often with onion. Indian eggplant pickle (I was afraid of that one health wise - didn't seem like enough acid for hot water bath canning, so I gave it all away and told people to eat it right away) Indian lemon pickle (enough acid, salt, sugar and red pepper to survive forever! I miss my potted citrus) Salsa - I welcome a good recipe here , mine are ok, and one was so hot I should make people sign a waiver before eating it cherry bomb pickled pepper relish (OMG, that is good - making that next week or so.) Habanero infused cooking oil (Mr Booty uses that and I planted 4 habanero bushes this year for him) Sweet BBQ relish (zucchini, onion, corn, red pepper) which kids love on burgers and hot dogs sauce and chutney, but my friend with the apple tree moved, so unsure of my free apple source this year. freeze ratatouille Pepper jellies - I have been creative with these and they make good glazes for pork tenderloin and chicken were about to travel and I had 2 pineapples that would have gone bad, so I made pineapple jam one year - another good glaze maker. I put coriander in it accident - I was making a cranberry-pomegranate sauce for thanksgiving dinner and I was doubling the recipe. I wound up quadrupling the sugar so I had to get more fruit, so I canned half (that stuff rocked, so it was a happy accident). Pickled cherry tomatoes in a fancy Chardonnay vinegar and tarragon (expensive vinegar, but I reuse it when the tomatoes are done in salad dressings and marinades) Good lord - I should write a food blog "Canning Addict" or something. . Good lord #2 - it's exhausting to put in that many "< p > " for such a list to make the formatting right on a list like that..... AWESOME! Love the combos you've done, so creative. I only have one question: how do I get myself on the Christmas list? |
| 2013-09-03 6:26 AM in reply to: 0 |
| New user 900 , | Subject: RE: The BT Garden Thread Originally posted by bootygirl Originally posted by switch[/ I'd love to offer some insight on the aphids, but I have none--hoping someone else will I have been using a good stream of water and my fingers on the kale to good effect. The tomatoes have had to get my neem + doc bonner peppermint soap recipe. I still blame the new fence. Aphids are tough because they are all females.  Seriously, they are and some born pregnant, which allows them to multiply so fast as we all know. Small plot, tough plants can be removed with a strong stream of water but for larger infestations, insecticides will be required. As far as natural controls, there is a parasitic wasp, but at least in my experience they are never around in significant numbers and there is a fungus that will take them out. They fungus will usually show up at some point, but the population of aphids has to be quite high for it to spread, usually more than we like to tolerate. As a side, ants love aphids, not to eat but to take care of. Ants will stroke the aphids to get them to produce more honey dew. Edited by NXS 2013-09-03 6:28 AM |
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