2014 garden season.

[digitS']

I wish tomato news didn't get around so well. I'd as soon keep the tomato plants in my garden ignorant of any information that they are supposed to be a month late . . !

Record heat this season doesn't seem to be doing much for early tomato ripening. This morning, DW, the neighbor and I sampled the first 6 Coyote cherry tomatoes. They may be a smaller version match for the Sungolds & SunSugars .

I thought I had found a ripe Buisson, under the plant. It turns out that it was split which probably occurred when it was ripe but that damage might have happened first and prompted ripening. I found a place to toss it ...

Steve

 

[dewdropsinwv]

We finished canning our green beans yesterday. Got 90 quarts to last the year! That will be just enough to do us til next season. We had one quart of green beans left when we canned our first 21 quarts I'm glad we didnt have to can tomatoes this year.... it is very time consuming and we dont have the time this year. But I will be looking for ward to some home made tomato soup next year.

 

[baymule]

good job! I love the convenience and goodness of home canned vegetables!

 

[journey11]

That's a lot of beans! You guys must have a big canner. I can only get 6 wide-mouth or 7 regular in mine. 90 jars would take me forever! You've got a good helper too. My DH says he will help this year, but I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[dewdropsinwv]

No we only have the one canner. It holds 7 regular jars and I think 6 wide mouth jars. We have canning green beans down to a science MontyJ picks them, I snap and wash, when he is done picking them he helps snap, then we both fill the jars and the rest of the time is spent canning them.

 

[ninnymary]

How long do you can a batch? How long did 90 quarts take?

Mary

 

[so lucky]

@dewdropsinwv, I was just wondering how long are your bean rows? (about) and what kind of beans did you plant? I'm presuming they are bush beans?

 

[dewdropsinwv]

Mary, once we add our salt and add the brine they process for 25 minutes.

so lucky, bout 45 feet, and yes they were bush beans