Gardens 2023

[JSinMO]

I picked a milk crate full of tomatoes. What to do with them?




Make salsa of course!

We canned 6 jars tonight and will probably do another 6 tomorrow.

[Eugen]

I picked a milk crate full of tomatoes. What to do with them?

Make salsa of course!
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We canned 6 jars tonight and will probably do another 6 tomorrow.

Very nice!

Stupid question Jeff, but how do you guys prefer to use this salsa? I only know about it eaten with tortilla chips, but am interested how you guys eat it.

[JSinMO]

I picked a milk crate full of tomatoes. What to do with them?

Make salsa of course!
IMG_3915.jpeg
We canned 6 jars tonight and will probably do another 6 tomorrow.

Very nice!

Stupid question Jeff, but how do you guys prefer to use this salsa? I only know about it eaten with tortilla chips, but am interested how you guys eat it.

We usually have it with chips. Sometime I add it to tacos or fajitas. As usual we make more than we need and share it too!

[Harry]

I make a simple meatloaf recipe with salsa. One lb of ground beef, one cup of salsa and one cup of oatmeal. Sometimes I add other items but that is the basic recipe. Most people I mention it to say they don’t like meatloaf. I think it’s great. Harry

[Spike188]

I like eating my salsa with a bit of sausage meat added then spooned over pasta while riding

[JSinMO]

Thankfully we finally got some good rain and a little moisture back in the ground after months of drought. That said I think it took about 10 minutes after the last drop off for the grass and weeds to explode!

I spent the evening weeding and tilling the garden. We are still getting plenty of tomatoes, peppers, okra, cucumbers, and cantaloupe. The watermelons are growing nicely and should be ready soon. I planted our pumpkins later hoping they will be ready by late September, we’ll see if I timed it right!

I guess its a little better, at least now I know where there is a clump of grass and weeds I have something growing!

On a side note here’s something that should be the bane of modern civilization.

The “smart” pour gas can. Guess what it doesn’t do?
Or maybe I’m just not smart enough to get it to pour?

No matter I’m more than willing to circumvent the system!

There now that’s smart pouring!

[Eugen]

We've had a lot of rain here. The maple tree started to turn yellow. I'm not ready for winter. Today we had fries from the garden. The tomatoes are still green. Got a few cucumbers too. The grass and weeds are like small trees, strong.

I think I'll never try once of those complicated gas can things. The most complicated gas transfer device I sometimes use is the hose with the steel ball. Works really well now that I figured it needs shaking and not sucking on one end.

[Eugen]

Missed harvesting some of the cucumbers because of the weeds. One's a squash almost

[JSinMO]

They look good! I have the same issue. Have to look through the weeds two or three times and I still miss some!

When does your growing season end up there?

[Eugen]

When does your growing season end up there?

I guess it depends on the type of veggie. The cucumbers and tomatoes will not last long. Probably mid September max. We once had cabbage and lettuce that got snowed on, in October.