On 3/14/2021 8:39 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 3/14/2021 8:02 AM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
>> On 3/14/2021 12:33 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>> On 3/14/2021 12:10 AM, Snag wrote:
>>>> On 3/13/2021 10:45 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>> Does anyone still can food in ball jars?Â* I'm thinking about planting
>>>>> a lot of tomatoes this year and canning some.Â* I never have before,
>>>>> but there's a first time for everything I reckon.
>>>>
>>>> We still have some tomatoes from last year down in the cellar - and I
>>>> have 24 tomato plants started for this year . Got jelly and jams and
>>>> pickles and peaches down there too ! Most from home grown or picked
>>>> wild
>>>> on our land . Tomatoes freeze well too , just rinse off , freeze loose
>>>> on a cookie sheet then bag in gallon ziplocks . To use , just hold
>>>> under
>>>> hot water for a few seconds and slip the skin off . I'll be using some
>>>> of our preserved tomatoes tomorrow for a big batch of spaghetti sauce .
>>>
>>> I made a tiny batch of homemade tomato sauce for Italian style
>>> Margharetta pizza the other day.Â* Do you normally blanch and peel
>>> tomatoes before canning them?
>>>
>>> I don't have a lot of land, and did a few container tomatoes last
>>> year.Â* I have a pick and a small rototiller, and I might make a row of
>>> tomato and bell pepper plants along the southern side of my house
>>> before the hill drops off.Â* I saved quite a few bell pepper and tomato
>>> seeds for the occasion!Â* I'm in eastern Ohio, but I probably should
>>> start them off pretty soon.
>> Â*>
>> It's not too late to start from seed outdoors. By the time you actually
>> harvest the tomatoes, the direct seeded into the ground ones aren't far
>> behind the transplanted ones. The south side of a house before a
>> dropoff is the perfect place for a tomato bed.
>>
>
> The low was 24 today in Eastern Ohio; I don't think I can plant outside
> yet.Â* I figured I'd start them in egg cartons, but they do take off
> quickly.Â* That same area is conveniently right next to the garden hose
> as well.

I'd advise you not to use egg cartons unless you want to water up to
3 times daily . They dry out very quickly . 6 ounce foam coffee cups are
a much better option .
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Snag
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