Thursday, June 2, 2011

A New Season

Since the only thing I do on a regular basis besides going to work everyday is gardening and canning, I thought this would be a great place to show off my small accomplishments in those areas. Last year was my first year of canning and gardening and I must say I caught the bug. 

This year I am going to try and become a little more adventurous in my canning exploits.  I have already started the season out pickling asparagus and radishes (only three pints each, so if you get some count yourself lucky!). Of course there will be the required 20 or so jars of blueberry jam, my favorite, and 40 or so pints of crushed tomatoes to fill my shelves. I might explore a couple different kinds of mustard too which means that I will have to stock up on seeds at Your Dekalb Farmers Market when we go to Atlanta in 3 weeks.

On the gardening side of things, there is much more variety in the plot this year.  I held back and only planted three tomato plants this year (different varieties of course).  I've also planted carrots, red beets, golden beets, hot and sweet banana peppers, bell peppers, sugar snap peas, cabbage, lettuce, watermelon, cucumber, and bush beans. Plus all the herbs on the porch. Looking at this list, now that I have typed it all out, I might have gone a bit overboard.

I'll post photos, recipes, and most likely pleas for help frequently, so be sure to stop by often!
Radishes on the left, Asparagus on the right

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