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Tag Archives: paste tomatoes
Harvest Monday August 10, 2020
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’ve had a bit of unseasonable weather here in August, with cool mornings and less humidity than usual. I’ve taken advantage of that to work in … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: Golden Rave 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
Monday Recap: Getting Saucy
It seems like the last couple of weeks my wife and I have spent a lot of time processing tomatoes. We have made two batches of Homemade Tomato Ketchup, a batch each of Freezer Tomato Sauce and unseasoned Vitamix Tomato … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged eggplant, Gold Nugget, Jimmy Nardello, lemongrass, Mexico Midget, Monday Recap, paste tomatoes, preserving, rye bread, sweet peppers, Tatume, tomatoes
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Monday Recap: It’s the Bee’s Knee’s
The bees are back here at Happy Acres. Our nuc last year never took off and did anything, and by the time we figured that out it was too late to get a hive going in time to make it … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Gardening
Tagged asparagus, beekeeping, bees, lentils, paste tomatoes, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
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Planning for the 2015 Garden
For me, part of the fun in gardening is researching and deciding what I will grow in the upcoming year. In addition to looking at seed catalogs and online listings, I also make notes of interesting varieties that other gardeners … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cherry tomatoes, dry beans, hot peppers, paste tomatoes, pole beans, snap beans, summer squash, tomatoes, winter squash
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