2024 Garden!

[ismith]

Batten down the hatches @Nick87 things are howling around here! Power has gone out 6 or 7 times already! Sucks trying to watch Survivor waiting for Dish to reboot.

Well, you are in Ill-o-noise, so theres that.

 

[Gellar]

Batten down the hatches @Nick87 things are howling around here! Power has gone out 6 or 7 times already! Sucks trying to watch Survivor waiting for Dish to reboot.

It’s windier than a sack full of a$$holes here.

 

[Nick87]

Batten down the hatches @Nick87 things are howling around here! Power has gone out 6 or 7 times already! Sucks trying to watch Survivor waiting for Dish to reboot.

It's windy as hell. No power loss so far knock on wood. My oldest imhas asked about 47 times if a tornado is coming. He's petrified.

 

[Nick87]

It’s windier than a sack full of a$$holes here.

What a coincidence were in illinois it's literally just that.

 

[Dave N]

What a coincidence were in illinois it's literally just that.

Truth.

 

[buckbull]

I won't bother going out in the morning if the wind is this bad. It's really bad here too.

 

[Nick87]

I won't bother going out in the morning if the wind is this bad. It's really bad here too.

Supposed to lay down by noon. I'll be out then. Good luck.

 

[Dave N]

I get to stay in bed until whenever! Again!

 

[Nick87]

Burgers for lunch just aren't the same without a fresh tomato slice from the garden....

 

[JShane]

meanwhile, in Florida.

 

[Nick87]

View attachment 353108meanwhile, in Florida.

Thought about you when I posted that lol.

 

[Gellar]

Burgers for lunch just aren't the same without a fresh tomato slice from the garden....

Can’t do store bought tomatoes anymore.

 

[Nick87]

Can’t do store bought tomatoes anymore.

Ugh hell no.

 

[buckbull]

Do you guys can any tomatoes? Planning on putting in a big garden next year, tomatoes being the majority of what I plant. My sister makes alot oftomatoe juice every year and ill drink a pint everyday until it's gone. Also, electric fence or cattle panels to keep deer out of garden??

 

[Nick87]

Do you guys can any tomatoes? Planning on putting in a big garden next year, tomatoes being the majority of what I plant. My sister makes alot oftomatoe juice every year and ill drink a pint everyday until it's gone. Also, electric fence or cattle panels to keep deer out of garden??

Never had deer in the garden. But yes we can a good amount of tomato sauce and salsa.

 

[Sask hunter]

This year I froze almost all our tomatoes half or quartered and have been making them into pasta sauce. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go back to store bought pasta sauce again

 

[Nick87]

This year I froze almost all our tomatoes half or quartered and have been making them into pasta sauce. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go back to store bought pasta sauce again

Blanching them before feeezing?

 

[Sask hunter]

Blanching them before feeezing?

Nope just cut in half and freeze then when I had time thaw a couple bags out and run them through a tomato press

 

[Nick87]

Nope just cut in half and freeze then when I had time thaw a couple bags out and run them through a tomato press

Really?! They don't get watery or anything? Vacuum sealing or just freezer bags?

 

[Sask hunter]

Really?! They don't get watery or anything? Vacuum sealing or just freezer bags?

They do get a bit watery but it cooks out as you make it into pasta sauce. Or let it sit in the sink for half a day or so and most of the water disappears. Takes about 6 hours or so of simmering to get a big batch made. Just freeze them in freezer bags nothing fancy