Fall Clean Up Time

October is here and ready or not, it is time to think about closing down the garden(s) for the season.  Today, Oct 2, is the date…

Freezing Tomatoes for Later

Lots of frozen tomatoes! About three weeks ago I harvested the last of the tomatoes in my garden.  Most of them were not yet full…

Ripening Green Tomatoes Indoors

Tomatoes harvested before the killing frost on Tuesday. There are always at least a few tomatoes that didn't get to ripen on …

Preserving Backyard Fruit: Apple Abundance

My friends, I need your help.  My hubby and his friend did some apple picking for me the other day and came home with a 35 gallon…

Encouraging Ripening

Last week the first day of fall nearly past before I realize it had even arrived, and today is the average first 32F frost for my…