tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post3431419602299398505..comments2024-03-28T17:39:40.759-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: In the Kitchen: Canning TimeGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-21955593712813575162016-08-02T23:34:15.492-04:002016-08-02T23:34:15.492-04:00I miss having a garden, the lot dad's house se...I miss having a garden, the lot dad's house sets on is not designed or landscaped for gardening...<br />Your putting by is awesome. Where do you get the energy?Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-32191200799362406072016-08-02T21:10:34.942-04:002016-08-02T21:10:34.942-04:00I think that's the very best part of having a ...I think that's the very best part of having a garden, Michelle, and we've been doing a lot better this year with eating fresh since I've been home more this summer. It's a trend I'd like to continue, even though I really do enjoy traveling. I miss a lot of summer most years and this year it's been nice to be here to take full advantage of he garden. The heat though has kept me inside a lot. I am no fan of hot weather, and that's gotten even more true the older I get.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-59267082174312758852016-08-02T21:08:11.860-04:002016-08-02T21:08:11.860-04:00I think the rain has hurt a lot of gardens this ye...I think the rain has hurt a lot of gardens this year--it brings on the slugs, the bugs and the blight! We have never had luck with pole beans, Quinn. Well, except one year we had some rattlesnake beans that were awesome. But I've never found the seeds again.<br />Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-88908554384777547412016-08-02T18:34:37.419-04:002016-08-02T18:34:37.419-04:00I am in awe of all your putting-up! Winter looks a...I am in awe of all your putting-up! Winter looks a lot friendlier when you've got full canning jars lined up. Sorry the raccoons found your corn, though.<br />Pole beans were meant to be my big crop this year, but the plants struggled so much I now feel lucky that I'm getting enough for a meal every day. I'm just starting to see Asian Long cucumbers from the Sow True Seeds - don't know if I'll have enough to pickle, but with the recent rain they may get "long" as advertised, so maybe!Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-39362347701378559372016-08-02T18:23:31.075-04:002016-08-02T18:23:31.075-04:00You all will be eating well this winter. We have ...You all will be eating well this winter. We have a small garden and have been enjoying some fresh produce. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-69550017792923888762016-08-02T15:51:53.757-04:002016-08-02T15:51:53.757-04:00That's terrible, Jenny! I didn't know that...That's terrible, Jenny! I didn't know that squirrels would eat tomatoes. It does sound like a wire cage is your only option. Our dogs, bless them, keep us mostly critter-free because they chase them off. Except for that one squirrel who gets into the bird feeder. He keeps us trying new ideas Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-35463884635959224432016-08-02T15:46:19.650-04:002016-08-02T15:46:19.650-04:00I was talking to my neighbor this morning & as...I was talking to my neighbor this morning & asked her if she was getting very many tomatoes...not one...me either. :( The squirrels have over-run our little community & eat everything. <br /><br />We had a family of foxes move into our woods last winter & I was so excited, hoping they'd help control the squirrel population. Then I learned that another neighbor is feeding them! So much for being motivated to hunt squirrel. <br /><br />we haven't been able to grow any tomatoes for about 5 yrs now. It is so frustrating & I've tried many things. I am not very handy with tools or I'd build a frame of heavy wire over my raised beds to help protect them. <br /><br />I was going to the farmer's market to buy but $5 for 3 or 4 tomatoes is just way more than I want to pay. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.com