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matt819

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1. I'm dreading the tomato invasion

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 01:21 PM

Sep 2019

I managed to get a dozen quarts of dilly beans and about 18 quarts of pickles.

I didn't grow mushrooms, but I tried my hand at canning store bought and was happy with the results, though I would need tons more to really make it worth the trouble.

Now the tomatoes are ripening. My spouse is the gardener, and her philosophy is if one plant is good, 10 plants is better. Instead of just canning the tomatoes, I'm going to make spaghetti sauce and salsa. So if someone brings pasta and tortilla chips, we'll be ready for the zombie apocalypse.

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preserving some fresh produce [View all] Marthe48 Sep 2019 OP

I'm dreading the tomato invasion matt819 Sep 2019 #1

I'll have a few more tomatoes Marthe48 Sep 2019 #3

i love my dehydrator. every gardener should have one. mopinko Sep 2019 #2

I do like sun-dried tomatoes Marthe48 Sep 2019 #4

even if it doesnt speed it up, mopinko Sep 2019 #5

I meant free up Marthe48 Sep 2019 #6

Love canned veg in the winter mitch96 Sep 2019 #7

No one canned when I was a kid but Marthe48 Sep 2019 #8

" don't trust slef-teaching" mitch96 Sep 2019 #9

Thanks! Marthe48 Sep 2019 #10

I used to do a lot of canning and freezing Callalily Sep 2019 #11

"A very lot of work involved, but truly worth it. " mitch96 Sep 2019 #12

Knew a lot of people Marthe48 Sep 2019 #14

Hats off to yr green thumb :) Marthe48 Sep 2019 #13