but you have posted pics here before of bass you catch im not sure the problem
Yeah,it just started today. Not sure what the deal is.
hmmmm
if you hold your curser on the pic on photo bucket a sprocket shows up in the right hand corner click it then select get links then click the image code at the bottom it copies it then come here hit reply and paste the open white space it should show up
determinator
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Post by determinator on Sept 2, 2013 17:31:52 GMT -5
I did my first canning project today (I don't know if pickled eggs count)...tomatoes! Very tedious, but not too bad. Learned something new. I ended up with three quarts of whole tomatoes, and some mush. They should taste good in January. I feel like I chased my dream, and caught it!
Next on the list are cukes/pickles. I have a bunch stashed in the fridge, just waiting for me to do something with them. I'm getting tired of eating 'em everyday.
Then, there's the Brussels Sprouts, which aren't ready yet. Then, the oregano, basil, lemon sage, to deal with.
I did my first canning project today (I don't know if pickled eggs count)...tomatoes! Very tedious, but not too bad. Learned something new. I ended up with three quarts of whole tomatoes, and some mush. They should taste good in January. I feel like I chased my dream, and caught it!
Next on the list are cukes/pickles. I have a bunch stashed in the fridge, just waiting for me to do something with them. I'm getting tired of eating 'em everyday.
Then, there's the Brussels Sprouts, which aren't ready yet. Then, the oregano, basil, lemon sage, to deal with.
congrats det . ;D take some of them whole tomatos and make stewed tomatos they are awesome !
Post by determinator on Sept 2, 2013 19:05:01 GMT -5
Thanks, Tin! You have to work with what you've got, I guess. Some have more to work with, I suppose, but it's not so much of what you have, but how and what you do with it. It's about progress, and not perfection, necessarily. ;D
Thanks, Tin! You have to work with what you've got, I guess. Some have more to work with, I suppose, but it's not so much of what you have, but how and what you do with it. It's about progress, and not perfection, necessarily. ;D
hey we had 2 first timers canning today thats pretty cool ;D karma coming to you and wade !
determinator
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Post by determinator on Sept 2, 2013 19:32:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the karma, man! I want to get some pint jars next. Looking back, I would have rather used pints instead of quarts for the tomatoes. Oh well...just part of the learning experience.
I have the pumpkins to deal with yet, too. At least, I'm on my way to canning. I have this forum to thank for that, and it's canning members. I guess I'll figure it out as I go. I didn't have the experience of learning how to can, growing up. So, I appreciate your own posts to inspire me... ;D
Thanks for the karma, man! I want to get some pint jars next. Looking back, I would have rather used pints instead of quarts for the tomatoes. Oh well...just part of the learning experience.
I have the pumpkins to deal with yet, too. At least, I'm on my way to canning. I have this forum to thank for that, and it's canning members. I guess I'll figure it out as I go. I didn't have the experience of learning how to can, growing up. So, I appreciate your own posts to inspire me... ;D
i never canned pumpkin that i can remember i know mom and grandma have im guess'n take the seeds out and skin off and cook it down in a big ol' pot ;D
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Post by nytrapper23 on Sept 2, 2013 20:30:00 GMT -5
The canning wasnt to bad.I think there will be some growing pains.we are trying it figure out what we will use the most .then I can plan the garden for next year a little better.I thought I was going to have a bonanza of tomatoes but looks like the blight has set in.anyone know what I should do ,pick them green and let them ripen or just let them go and try to get them before they go bad?
Post by tinknocker1 on Sept 2, 2013 21:11:17 GMT -5
a lot of people are complaining this year about blight on their tomatos i had it set in on my 4 plants my early tomatos i picked before it was ok the later ones effected the tomato they turned white on some as they where turning .... i did have 1 plant that wasn't to bad i just picked all the green ones and fried some and canned the rest to be fried this winter ...something is always out to get you with gardening dang bugs dang deer or dang blight
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Post by nytrapper23 on Sept 3, 2013 21:30:58 GMT -5
Ok,Im not one to toot my own horn,but, we had one jar of the hot pepper mix that didnt seal.I put it in the fridge .got it out tonight.holey crap that sh-$ was good.its got just a little bite to it,but its sweet at the same time.I will definality be making more of that.
Western,Ny
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Post by determinator on Sept 4, 2013 16:47:20 GMT -5
I'm going for another quart of tomatoes tomorrow, and also dill pickles for the first time. Those peppers look pretty darn good, NYT23. Canning mania has started!
Last Edit: Sept 4, 2013 16:48:33 GMT -5 by determinator
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Post by nytrapper23 on Sept 4, 2013 17:42:37 GMT -5
Man I guess.I never thought I would be into it .but it's pretty cool ,and taste so much better.my tomatoes are not doing good at all.Im going to try and pick the rest green and see what happens. Anyone here ever hear of picking them green and storing them in a cool dark place to ripen.I had a guy tell me that's how the big indoor growers do it ?
Western,Ny
determinator
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Post by determinator on Sept 4, 2013 18:22:49 GMT -5
I think that if you would want your green tomatoes to ripen, you should expose them to ethylene gas, or place them in paper bags on top of a gas stove. I would just try canning them as is, and using them in their "green" form. If they are still OK on the vine right now, (no nasty stuff going on), just leave them alone, and harvest in a couple weeks. Just keep an eye on them, to see what's going on with them. I think that it's not a very good time to harvest them right now, just by my own judgement. Your mileage may very. If you were to have harvested them, when green, it would have been before tonight. Good luck! ;D
we will see how they turn out.
we will see how they turn out.
