The Mountain Provides.....Spring Time
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John A. said:
That's your problem then. Solution: Once you've got your goodies in the bag fold the top of the bag over and close with a paper clip or something and freeze for a few hours (in the bag) before sealing. You may need to wipe a little moisture out of the top of the bag with a paper towel when you get it out of the freezer, unless you're really fast. We do it this way with sauces and other juicy stuff. It's an extra step, but avoids wanting to pitch the machine thru a window.
Yeah, and really dry powdery stuff doesn't do good either.
It only took once to try to vacuum seal white flour. It is so fine that the machine just simply cannot suck out all of the air between it.
Corn meal seals, sugar seals, salt seals, rice and oatmeal seals
white flour...No.
It only took once to try to vacuum seal white flour. It is so fine that the machine just simply cannot suck out all of the air between it.
Corn meal seals, sugar seals, salt seals, rice and oatmeal seals
white flour...No.
John A. said:
Flour is awfully fine. I suppose you could try putting it in a cheese cloth first to catch the dust. Never vac sealed flour myself. It will last for years just kept dry in a ziplock to keep weevils out.
We've been oven-drying a few varieties of tomatoes the past week or 2, then vac seal them. Wife is starting to complain that we need a bigger freezer. We give away/trade a lot of stuff, but I guess 23 cuft isn't big enough to handle everything we put up, plus things like frozen pizza's.
:mrgreen:
John A. said:
I'm definitely interested but I need to do some work. I think some of the plants that my Mrs. picked up may not have been Heirloom's. I'm working on figuring out which are and aren't. I'm pretty sure the tomatoes aren't.
Today's bounty.
3/4 of a bushel of white half runners, some rutger red and mr stripey tomatoes, the last of the summer squash, cucumber, a dozen or so ears of sweet corn and the last 3 bushels of apples from the trees.
3/4 of a bushel of white half runners, some rutger red and mr stripey tomatoes, the last of the summer squash, cucumber, a dozen or so ears of sweet corn and the last 3 bushels of apples from the trees.
I hadn't heard of it before.
I have one Cherokee tomato in the garden right now, but a storm blew some of the corn over on it and broke the main stalk, so I only have a few small limbs producing. And I can't let them get very big in fear of them breaking too. I am mainly only able to use those few for seeds for next year and will try it again, but will plant several in the basement under UV lamps mid-January so they'll be big enough to plant when the time comes.
The Cherokee's are dark and while they taste like a tomato (duh), a lot of people reach over it to get a red one. [shrug]
But the dark color doesn't bother me.
I have one Cherokee tomato in the garden right now, but a storm blew some of the corn over on it and broke the main stalk, so I only have a few small limbs producing. And I can't let them get very big in fear of them breaking too. I am mainly only able to use those few for seeds for next year and will try it again, but will plant several in the basement under UV lamps mid-January so they'll be big enough to plant when the time comes.
The Cherokee's are dark and while they taste like a tomato (duh), a lot of people reach over it to get a red one. [shrug]
But the dark color doesn't bother me.
John, the black krim grow well here. A neighbor gave me a couple plants this past spring, and I've been real happy with them. They have a rather large pith on the stem end, but grow to 4-5" dia. The flower end will be a medium to dark purple when ready to pick. They are terrific for sandwiches and salads. The stem end may still look green when ready to pick.
Seeds are available from Burpee and others.
Seeds are available from Burpee and others.
I have bought a lot of things from them over the years.
I remember looking through their catalogs before I could even read the words at my Grandmothers.
My Mom bought seeds and saplings and flowers and things from them too.
Burpee is a staple around here.
My Mammaw would even call you "Burr-pee" if you were getting on her nerves as a last verbal warning to get your attention
I remember looking through their catalogs before I could even read the words at my Grandmothers.
My Mom bought seeds and saplings and flowers and things from them too.
Burpee is a staple around here.
My Mammaw would even call you "Burr-pee" if you were getting on her nerves as a last verbal warning to get your attention
John A. said:I have bought a lot of things from them over the years.
I remember looking through their catalogs before I could even read the words at my Grandmothers.
My Mom bought seeds and saplings and flowers and things from them too.
Burpee is a staple around here.
My Mammaw would even call you "Burr-pee" if you were getting on her nerves as a last verbal warning to get your attention
Most of our stuff we buy from the local Co-Op. Pretty much all southern stuff. Butter peas, okra, yard long beans, zuchinni, cukes, yellow squash, tomatoes, etc. in the late spring/summer; then kale, spinach, radish, turnip, and so on in the fall. Late winter/early spring is romaine & butter head lettuce, english peas, broccoli, and other cool weather crops. Pretty much have something growing year round. Biggest problem here is bugs and wild grasses.
I usually till in a couple pickup loads of cotton meal in the spring - great fertilizer and soil amendment and it's free from the local gin. Better than manure, imho. No rest for the weary.
Here's a good list of what grows well here and related info: http://msucares.com/lawn/garden/vegetables/index.html .