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Gardening

MuseRider

(34,378 posts)

4. Getting close.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:19 PM

Jul 2013

No garden last year and none this year because of my husband's heart surgery and my battle with pneumonia followed by whooping cough. We just were unable to get it done so we will be gathering from the farmers markets. I HATE to do it that way but it is better than not and I love to can and see all those glorious jars sitting there for the winter.

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Always feels good once we've canned some tomatoes and tomato sauce.... [View all] NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 OP

Bless your heart. Our tomatoes are looking good but had to water this afternoon. Hoping for 24 Purveyor Jul 2013 #1

Hell, I'm still waiting for ours to ripen... opiate69 Jul 2013 #2

Tomatoes... ColumbusLib Jul 2013 #3

Getting close. MuseRider Jul 2013 #4

amazing, isn't it - using home canned tomatoes over winter is such a treat! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #5

Absolutely. MuseRider Jul 2013 #7

Ours are just starting to ripen. Lugnut Jul 2013 #6

Looks like a bad year for tomatoes here. femmocrat Jul 2013 #8

I'm always in a "preserving state." Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #9

whoa - great stuff! We have far less...but it includes NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #10

Wow Andy823 Jul 2013 #11