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Post by grundel on May 2, 2018 14:41:10 GMT -8
I canned with my Grandmother, Mother, and now my wife & kids. We are teaching our daughters and hopefully they will pass on the knowledge to their kids.
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Post by 247365 on May 2, 2018 15:00:51 GMT -8
I started learning 2 years ago.
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Post by grundel on May 2, 2018 15:41:30 GMT -8
I started learning 2 years ago. Are you doing water bath or pressure? What have you been canning? |
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Post by cakridge on May 2, 2018 16:32:31 GMT -8
I have been canning for about 8 years. Haven’t done much in the last year. Going to ramp it back up this summer.
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Post by 247365 on May 3, 2018 4:19:41 GMT -8
I started learning 2 years ago. Are you doing water bath or pressure? What have you been canning? I have been doing both. I have canned veggies, broths, and lots of jelly and jams. I want to make some canned beans for over the summer to avoid heating up the kitchen too much. |
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Post by grundel on May 3, 2018 4:57:48 GMT -8
Are you doing water bath or pressure? What have you been canning? I have been doing both. I have canned veggies, broths, and lots of jelly and jams. I want to make some canned beans for over the summer to avoid heating up the kitchen too much. My wife does about 30 pints of Blackberry Jam every summer. It’s more than enough to get us through the year and we always give some away. I’m the green bean guy (because they are easy😂) and like to do 30-40 pint & half jars a year. We have the spaghetti sauce pretty well mastered and put up enough to last us all year along with a ridiculous amount of green sauce from our tomatillos. We pickle a lot also. It’s how I preserve most of my beets. Our biggest struggle so far has been salsa and a good tomato soup recipe. We’ve made a ton of it and while it’s edible neither is something to get excited about. |
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Post by 247365 on May 3, 2018 7:56:16 GMT -8
I have been doing both. I have canned veggies, broths, and lots of jelly and jams. I want to make some canned beans for over the summer to avoid heating up the kitchen too much. My wife does about 30 pints of Blackberry Jam every summer. It’s more than enough to get us through the year and we always give some away. I’m the green bean guy (because they are easy😂) and like to do 30-40 pint & half jars a year. We have the spaghetti sauce pretty well mastered and put up enough to last us all year along with a ridiculous amount of green sauce from our tomatillos. We pickle a lot also. It’s how I preserve most of my beets. Our biggest struggle so far has been salsa and a good tomato soup recipe. We’ve made a ton of it and while it’s edible neither is something to get excited about. OMG Thank you so much for saying Salsa! I have got to make some more for my husband and oldest son. They ran out of it and have been using a freezer backup. I can lots of green beans and carrots. If they have a 20lb bag at the store I will be getting it today to can/freeze/dehydrate. I just bought a fermenting kit and hope to master it. I might use some carrots with that too. I didn't get to grow more that a dozen tomatoes out of the near 30 plants I started with because the weather and everything was anti-garden last year. I am hoping for a much better crop this year. Even the squirrels have up on my garden last year lol. |
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Post by grundel on May 3, 2018 9:37:25 GMT -8
My wife does about 30 pints of Blackberry Jam every summer. It’s more than enough to get us through the year and we always give some away. I’m the green bean guy (because they are easy😂) and like to do 30-40 pint & half jars a year. We have the spaghetti sauce pretty well mastered and put up enough to last us all year along with a ridiculous amount of green sauce from our tomatillos. We pickle a lot also. It’s how I preserve most of my beets. Our biggest struggle so far has been salsa and a good tomato soup recipe. We’ve made a ton of it and while it’s edible neither is something to get excited about. OMG Thank you so much for saying Salsa! I have got to make some more for my husband and oldest son. They ran out of it and have been using a freezer backup. I can lots of green beans and carrots. If they have a 20lb bag at the store I will be getting it today to can/freeze/dehydrate. I just bought a fermenting kit and hope to master it. I might use some carrots with that too. I didn't get to grow more that a dozen tomatoes out of the near 30 plants I started with because the weather and everything was anti-garden last year. I am hoping for a much better crop this year. Even the squirrels have up on my garden last year lol. Everyone local that I talked to had a pretty lame garden last year? We did. As for the squirrels I think we had to replant our zucchini 3 times because for some reason they kept digging them up? Not even eating them just digging? |
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Post by 247365 on May 3, 2018 12:29:36 GMT -8
OMG Thank you so much for saying Salsa! I have got to make some more for my husband and oldest son. They ran out of it and have been using a freezer backup. I can lots of green beans and carrots. If they have a 20lb bag at the store I will be getting it today to can/freeze/dehydrate. I just bought a fermenting kit and hope to master it. I might use some carrots with that too. I didn't get to grow more that a dozen tomatoes out of the near 30 plants I started with because the weather and everything was anti-garden last year. I am hoping for a much better crop this year. Even the squirrels have up on my garden last year lol. Everyone local that I talked to had a pretty lame garden last year? We did. As for the squirrels I think we had to replant our zucchini 3 times because for some reason they kept digging them up? Not even eating them just digging? Everyone around here had a bad year last year too. My peppers were the only thing that really survived. My squash and zucchini didn't even sprout last year. This year I put down around 25 plants, hoping at least half of them grow. So far all my peas are coming up, beans look good too and radishes are doing OK. I'm terrified to try cucumbers again because the last two years they have been infested, literally overnight and died within 48 hours. That is with moving them from the back to the front yard. |
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Post by grundel on May 3, 2018 13:34:27 GMT -8
Everyone local that I talked to had a pretty lame garden last year? We did. As for the squirrels I think we had to replant our zucchini 3 times because for some reason they kept digging them up? Not even eating them just digging? Everyone around here had a bad year last year too. My peppers were the only thing that really survived. My squash and zucchini didn't even sprout last year. This year I put down around 25 plants, hoping at least half of them grow. So far all my peas are coming up, beans look good too and radishes are doing OK. I'm terrified to try cucumbers again because the last two years they have been infested, literally overnight and died within 48 hours. That is with moving them from the back to the front yard. We had our worst year ever for peppers last year because I think the soil was still kinda hot from chicken manure and it stunted them. We usually have enough that we give or trade a lot of them. As for squash & zucchini, I could probably throw the seeds out the bedroom window and they would grow like wildfire. We usually can’t give them away. We grill, bake, shred, can, vacuum pack, and even just chop them up for the chickens to eat. |
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Post by 247365 on May 3, 2018 13:48:43 GMT -8
Everyone around here had a bad year last year too. My peppers were the only thing that really survived. My squash and zucchini didn't even sprout last year. This year I put down around 25 plants, hoping at least half of them grow. So far all my peas are coming up, beans look good too and radishes are doing OK. I'm terrified to try cucumbers again because the last two years they have been infested, literally overnight and died within 48 hours. That is with moving them from the back to the front yard. We had our worst year ever for peppers last year because I think the soil was still kinda hot from chicken manure and it stunted them. We usually have enough that we give or trade a lot of them. As for squash & zucchini, I could probably throw the seeds out the bedroom window and they would grow like wildfire. We usually can’t give them away. We grill, bake, shred, can, vacuum pack, and even just chop them up for the chickens to eat. I know last year I planted too early and that didn't help them in the beginning. But then it was just wet and icky and nobody appreciated that much moisture on the roots. Even in containers they were too wet. I tried some melons until they split open, then I just pulled up the plants. By time it dried up and really warmed up it was too late to do much. I pulled out all my patience this year and waited, which is a good thing since March and April had some pretty cold days in them. |
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Post by oregonchris on Jun 13, 2018 19:21:12 GMT -8
Been canning ever since I was a kid, thanks to my mother teaching me. Still trying to get up the nerve to pressure can, but that is coming. Also dehydrate and freeze lots more. And yes, last year wasn't a good garden year. This year seems much better and is growing well. Using a mixture of raised beds, hugelkulture beds, tubs, and in ground planting. Even our fruit trees seem happier this year.
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