Tomato picking

First major tomato picking of 2020 65lb. 

Sweet Zucchini Relish

Sweet Zucchini Relish

10-12 zucchini (~12 cups)

2 large onion

2 bell peppers 

1 carrot (optional) - for color. 

5 Tbsp pickling salt

5 cups of sugar

2 1/2 cups vinegar

1 Tbsp dry mustard

1 Tbsp corn starch

3/4 ssp turmeric

1/2 tsp celery seed (can also use a stalk of fresh celery finely diced)

1/2 tsp black pepper

Red pepper flakes  

Shred your veggies

Add canning/pickling salt and mix

Refrigerate for 12-24 hours

Drain and rinse

Rinse the veggies under cool water.  squeeze out the water, and put the mix in a bowl. Then do it again - rinse and squeeze out the water.

Add the vinegar and spices to a large pot; simmer for about 20 minutes. 
veggies to the sauce and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
Fill jars with 1/2 in head space and boil for 10 minutes

~6 quarts

From https://www.manmadediy.com/sweet-zucchini-relish-recipe

Pickled beets 2020

 Pickled Beets

Ingredients

7 to 8 lbs of Beets  

4 cups vinegar (5% acidity)

11/2 teaspoons canning or pickling salt

2 cups sugar  

2 cups water

1 cinnamon sticks

5 whole cloves  

Wash the beets

Cook the beets

Trim, peel and slice

Make the Pickling Solution

eat the mixture with the beets

Pack the hot beets in the canning jars

Put the lids and rings on

Process for 30 minutes

From https://pickyourown.org/pickledbeets.htm

July 25 Garden update

Net on cherry tree

Net on cherry tree 

Cucumbers zucchini beets and carrots

cucumbers zucchini beets and carrots 

Mantises

mantises hatching

Planting first bed 2020

Planted the first bed of tomatoes and hot peppers  

Asparagus

Picked some asparagus not as much as usual but it is something

Greenhouse starts update

Planting peas and beets

Garden prep 2020

Garden beds beginning 2020

fixing the path

Planting seeds 2020