given up on their lawn and are allowing the garden bed to take over our giant back yard. There are now 5 large beds, 2 small beds, and a planting area behind a low retaining wall. There are also various fruit trees planted aound the property, and the chicken coop which we just incorporated 10 more chicks into on 4th of July weekend. These little guys were in addition to the ten hens we already had and the one min rooster, Santino. This weekend we harvested strawberries, cucumbers, carrots, green beans, and blackberries. It has not yet been hot enough to ripen the tomatoes and zucchini, and the pumpkins and squash will be ready in early fall.
I am working on my canning and preserving skills. I made blackberry jam, a
nd made my first attempt at refrigerator pickles.
- 1 qt white vinegar
- 1/8c Creole Seasoning
- 1/8c salt
- 1/4c dry mustard
- Peppercorns
- Sliced lemon cucumbers with the peels on
The jam turned out really well. I will let you know if 3 weeks how they turn out. My mom made blackberry pie and strawberry ice cream. Delicious!
When the tomatoes finally do ripen we are going to be overwhelmed! I look forward to attempting to preserve them, and eat them too!
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