Saturday the rain came back again with a vengeance. I forgot one item at the grocery store - limes. I had planned on canning jam first thing, but had to go back to the store first.
However, on Friday, I picked up a flat of locally grown strawberries. Hubby got his cold strawberry pie for Father's Day, and I got some to can jam.
I made strawberry margarita jam for the first time. I did an immediate taste test - super sweet but very good. Just a dab ol' do ya'. The recipe is in Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publication: Canning, preserving, and freezing and drying (Sept. 2013). The recipe is also online.
With all the rain coming, we forfeited the last of the sweet potato slips. I hate to do that, but it's a weather crisis, and I don't want to spend the extra cash on buckets and a truck load of dirt. Did you know organic soil for vegetables is $6.77/bag (2 cu. ft.)? I am hanging onto about 6-7 to plant if I can, but that's all the tilled space I have, and we are running out of time. They take much more time than regular potatoes.
We are getting more rain today.
However, on Friday, I picked up a flat of locally grown strawberries. Hubby got his cold strawberry pie for Father's Day, and I got some to can jam.
With all the rain coming, we forfeited the last of the sweet potato slips. I hate to do that, but it's a weather crisis, and I don't want to spend the extra cash on buckets and a truck load of dirt. Did you know organic soil for vegetables is $6.77/bag (2 cu. ft.)? I am hanging onto about 6-7 to plant if I can, but that's all the tilled space I have, and we are running out of time. They take much more time than regular potatoes.
We are getting more rain today.
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Sorry about the rain Kristina - absolutely nothing can be done about it! Do people commonly use high tunnels for growing in your area? Most of the people I know who grow for market use them here and get beautiful produce. Spendy yes, but for someone such as yourself who spends a lot for organic produce anyway, maybe worth the investment.
Anyway, I hope that you have a fine day despite the rain!!!