So last year DH put in a raised bed for me and I did great with tomatoes and herbs. Everything else got run over by the Zucchini.
So this year, he built more raised beds and I planted herbs, corn, green beans, broccoli, kale, lettuce, carrots, 4 or 5 types of peppers, radishes, beets, and cucumbers.
So the kale did fantastic..DH won't eat it. Today I picked it all, blanched it, cut it off the stem and froze it. Figure I can throw it in soups.
Skipped the zucchini this year. I have to figure out what to do with all the peppers. I grew some salsa peppers, the problem is the peppers are ready and the tomatoes are not.
Last year I made tomato jam and freezer salsa. The green chilis I will roast and peel and freeze. The jalapenos and other peppers I am not sure what to do with.
I have never tried traditional canning but DH retired in July and said he would like to try it.
So what does everyone grow and what do you do with the stuff you can't use as it ripens.
So this year, he built more raised beds and I planted herbs, corn, green beans, broccoli, kale, lettuce, carrots, 4 or 5 types of peppers, radishes, beets, and cucumbers.
So the kale did fantastic..DH won't eat it. Today I picked it all, blanched it, cut it off the stem and froze it. Figure I can throw it in soups.
Skipped the zucchini this year. I have to figure out what to do with all the peppers. I grew some salsa peppers, the problem is the peppers are ready and the tomatoes are not.
Last year I made tomato jam and freezer salsa. The green chilis I will roast and peel and freeze. The jalapenos and other peppers I am not sure what to do with.
I have never tried traditional canning but DH retired in July and said he would like to try it.
So what does everyone grow and what do you do with the stuff you can't use as it ripens.