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Tag Archives: dehydrating
Harvest Monday August 12, 2024
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Just as our cucumbers are about done for, the pole beans are setting on and last week I got enough for our first taste of them … Continue reading →
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Tagged Centercut, cucumber, cucumbers, dehydrating, eggplant, hibiscus, pole beans, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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Smoking Peppers, Again
For the last few years I have been smoking both sweet and hot peppers from our garden. I usually turn the sweet ones into smoked paprika, while I do several things with the hot ones. Sometimes I smoke whole jalapenos, … Continue reading →
My Five Favorite Ways to Preserve Tomatoes
It’s tomato season here at Happy Acres, and I am keeping busy harvesting and processing them. I’m not complaining, since it looks to be a great year for them and last year they had lots of issues with splitting and … Continue reading →
Harvest Monday August 2, 2021
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s hard to believe it is August already! It seems the summer has flown by quickly for me. But last week I was busy planting fall … Continue reading →
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Tagged acorn squash, basil, bluebirds, cucumbers, dehydrating, eggplant, summer squash, tomatoes, zucchini
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Variety Spotlight: Juliet Tomato
This is the latest in a series of posts that I’ve done about my favorite varieties of fruits, vegetables and herbs we grow at Happy Acres. To see my other Spotlights, and those from other garden bloggers, visit the Variety Spotlights … Continue reading →

