String beans are very productive and there are so many varieties to explore. Preserve the harvest bounty by pressure canning green beans for food storage. Freshly harvested string beans are one of my favorite vegetables. The first year I started my garden, I planted a lot of different types of bush and pole beans. I…
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Homemade Crabapple Jelly with No Added Pectin
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Transform the tart flavor of crabapples into a delicious homemade crabapple jelly. Crabapples have enough natural pectin so no additional pectin is needed for this crabapple jelly recipe. One of the fruit trees on the edge of our property is a crabapple tree. These are often planted along with traditional apple trees to help with…
Harvesting, Curing, and Storing Onions
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Learn when to harvest and how to cure storing onions to provide delicious flavor to winter soups, bone broths, chili, stews, and roasts. I grow several varieties of onions each year including quick maturing scallions and other varieties fresh eating. However, the majority of onions that I grow are storing onions meant to last through the winter months until the…
Homemade Concord Grape Juice – No Added Sugar
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Learn how to make and preserve your own Concord grape juice at home! You control the additives and sugars. When we purchased our home, I was thrilled to discover grape vines growing along the edge of the property. The vines were extremely overgrown and extended themselves up into the pine trees. I could see fruit hanging…
Fill Your Pantry with Home Canned Carrots
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Canning carrots is a great way preserve them when abundant and in season. Jars of carrots in your pantry will come in handy for quick meals, soups, or stews. Take advantage of the seasonal harvests to stock you pantry shelves with home canned carrots. I struggled with growing spring carrots when I began a garden of…
5 Steps to Storing Potatoes for Winter
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Do you grow your own potatoes or buy in bulk from the farmers market? Follow these five easy steps to keep your potatoes fresh all winter long. I have an unheated corner in my basement that is perfect for storing potatoes for winter. This corner stays dark, cool, and performs like a root cellar. I have…
3 Easy Ways to Preserve Zucchini
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Are you sick of Zucchini yet? After you have baked, sautéed, stuffed, and grilled about as much as you can stand, here are three ways to preserve zucchini so you can enjoy the summer bounty over the winter months. By this time of the year, I stop trying to find new ways to use zucchini…
Harvesting, Curing, and Storing Garlic
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It is always a delicate balance between allowing the garlic to mature to their fullest and going too far. Lifting the garlic too early will result in undersized bulbs that won’t store well. Harvesting too late and you risk the bulbs splitting through their skins leaving them unprotected and unable to withstand long term storage….