What are you planting for the winter? I am planting peas, spinach, fava beans, lettuces and other greens, turnips, beets, garlic, onions, radishes, and I think that I'll try some of those Artic tomatoes that are supposed to grow in cool weather. Then there are cabbages, brussels sprouts, kale, and who knows what else ..read more

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I am dehydrating my plums and Apricots now. Them Berries you see in the pic- Are Mulberries. Taste very much like a black Berry ..read more

Can anybody tell me what I've got here ..read more

This is the 2nd or 3rd week. 6 of my pepper plants Looking healthy- Left side- Serrano-Thai Hot Pepper-Fresno Chili-Tobasco Pepper- Ghost Pepper- Jalapeno Pepper. Right side- My Jalapeno Plant in the dirt. Not a pot ..read more

A friend of mine in Finland bought this kind of plant but she has no idea what it might be. Also in garden market they didn´t know what it is. Anyone knows it? The bud/seed in the picture on the left belongs to the other plant ..read more

Today I used half of a seeded Carolina reaper pepper to make some salsa. It’s kinda funny how careful you have to be with this pepper. Next time I’m wearing gloves and goggles ?. The kitchen was very fragrant with a smell like habaneros. Anyway… I found this on the web tonight and found it interesting. Top 10 World's Hottest Peppers New hot peppers like Carolina Reaper, Dragon's Breath and Pepper X are created every year. Learn which hot pepper ranks #1 in 2022 as World's Hottest Pepper pepperhead.com ..read more

I picked the tomatoes, I washed the tomatoes, I cored the tomatoes. I put them in boiling water. I transferred them to ice water, I removed the skin from the tomatoes, The innards I put into a pot to stew on the stove. The cores, the skins, I put in a colander, and pressed out the juice. & added to tomatoes on stove. ( Skins went into 3 tier compost box)- 1 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp Lemon juice. MEANWHILE- I have a empty QT jar in 250 degree oven for 20 minutes to sterilize it. The top snd ring... Read more ..read more

My wife does all the gardening. Tonight is our first harvest of brassica and leaf lettuce ..read more

Onions, carrots, bell peppers, and more. We have been blessed with a good amount of rain so far ..read more