Harvest

[steve garro]

This is our THIRD picking…….so busy…….apricots too - and mulberries.

Only five plum trees but 14 peaches……this is the practice session….....all chocked full.

I gotta get back to drying, ya'll.


- Garro.


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[false_aesthetic]

Wow!!!!

[Britishbane]

Looks like a lot of work went into picking, but totally worth the payoff.

[steve garro]

Looks like a lot of work went into picking, but totally worth the payoff.

Ha!

That's the easy part, the picking.

- Garro.

[steve garro]

And now into syrup, jam & BBQ sauce…….so much work, but I bet I get two year's pantry stock out of it

- Garro.

[steve garro]

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Results are piling up!
- Garro.

[mnoble485]

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Results are piling up!
- Garro.

I missed where you can order this goodness!

Mike

[steve garro]

I missed where you can order this goodness!

Mike

Pick up only!

- Garro.

[rowdyhillrambler]

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This is about 1/3 of what I picked this morning, the rest was delivered to neighbors. I swear, you can hear the squish, zucs, and cucumbers growing while I try to sleep. Gotta bunch to pick tomorrow, then pickle time!!!

[rowdyhillrambler]

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Went ahead and started with these guys. 2 1/2 gallons of pickles so far!!! Probably got another 6-8g on the vine right now. Gonna be a busy week, blue/blackberries coming in.!.! Bout to get really, real around here.

[steve garro]

I swear, you can hear the squish, zucs, and cucumbers growing

Mexican-style fried battered squash blossoms are freakin' sublime……

I'm wrapping up purple plums today with BBQ sauce.

Then yellow ones on wed.

Brief break on fruit until August for peaches.

- Garro.

[BShow]

Man, its stuff like this that makes me wish I didnt have a black thumb. Awesome.

[steve garro]

Now yellow plums………

Pretty jam, though!

- Garro.

[steve garro]

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Last flat left!

Golden plums.

We get a break until Peaches in August.
- Garro.

[rowdyhillrambler]

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Have not been in the garden since Thursday, this is what you get!!! At least, half of it.

[rowdyhillrambler]

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This is half, previous pic is a sweet potato.. Huge tater!

[steve garro]

I have been so swamped………dried peached for three weeks, now into pears, made peach BBQ sauce, jam too, white & yellow peaches, now asian pears, and also 20lbs of tomatoes into salsa.

- Garro.

[TMB]

Right then,

My zealousness in planting Tomatoes is now coming to bear .....

I will be eating tomatoes 3 meals a day for a month, or .......


Best ways to preserve the harvest folks??

[steve garro]

Right then,

My zealousness in planting Tomatoes is now coming to bear .....

I will be eating tomatoes 3 meals a day for a month, or .......


Best ways to preserve the harvest folks??

Salsa frozen or canned

BBQ sauce

Dried

Marinara

- Garro.

[TMB]

First 10 pounds of tomatoes went in the freezer tonight.

MANY batches left to go.