tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post3899059938659987744..comments2023-06-23T00:44:56.058-07:00Comments on Sinfonian's Garden Adventure: September 1, 2008Sinfonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-68330267766673559422008-09-02T12:22:25.000-07:002008-09-02T12:22:25.000-07:00WOW -- you're pickling cucumbers!!! How neat!...WOW -- you're pickling cucumbers!!! How neat! I've never done dill pickles before. I've only made the sweet pickles. I can't wait to see how they come out -- let me know. How long do they have to "soak"??<br><br>Your beans look great. You're getting alot of bean from that area there. You'll be surprised because they will just keep blooming and blooming. You'll be picking beans until it frosts.<br><br>Going to read your other posts now!! Hope you had a great Labor Day!Judyhttp://www.ft2garden.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-20931754474584657982008-09-02T12:44:57.000-07:002008-09-02T12:44:57.000-07:00Great looking harvest, dude! Those beans will be w...Great looking harvest, dude! Those beans will be worth the effort, when you pull them out of the freezer this winter - and cook them up! I'm growing green beans on both sides of a trellis next year. No more beans in containers for me....mine failed miserably. On the dill pickles, I used the pickle mix - by Mrs. Wages -and got it at WalMart. They are awesome! I've made 22 quarts of those babies.... I'll plant twice as many cucumbers next year.<br><br>EGengineeredgardenhttp://engineeredgarden.thegardenjournals.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-13842682678962696442008-09-02T13:58:21.000-07:002008-09-02T13:58:21.000-07:00Judy: I'm doing what the Ball book calls the &...Judy: I'm doing what the Ball book calls the "Long" method. 4 weeks for these babbies. Worth the effor if I'm to read correctly. I'm not a pickle fan, they're ok, but my wife wanted them, so she's getting them. As for the beans, there are more growing that were too small, but otherwise I picked them all. If they keep going til it frosts I may have one more harvest before mid October when we can expect our first frost.<br><br>EG: I can't wait to cook them up. I tried to grow on both sides of my trellis but not enough light made it to the back of my garage. but boy is the foliage dense from 8 plants per square. And I too plan on planting more pickling cukes next year assuming I don't do corn. 22 quarts is a TON! I think I'll get 5 quarts, maybe 8. I'm impressed!<br><br>*EDIT*<br><br>Dan: When I was getting my dill from the nearby farmer's market, I saw a few venders there with crates of pickling cukes that were about the same size as the smaller ones I pickled whole. And since I trellis mine, all mine take up 4 SF. Of course I hope to do more next year and will need more space or less veggie varieties. Interesting planning dilema.<br><br>DoubleD: Wow, you blanch in the microwave! Interesting. I kept a pot boiling on the stove through the process. As for the cutting, I kept thinking of my wife who folds and bags over a thousand newspapers every Tuesday. You just grab a bean, snipp, snipp, snipp, drop, repeat. But yeah, but the end I had a new appreciation for all she does every week. She deserves a back rub.Sinfoniannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-8832269732097858222008-09-03T04:03:21.000-07:002008-09-03T04:03:21.000-07:00The photo of you picking your beans is almost the ...The photo of you picking your beans is almost the same stance I have well picking mine. The hover and pull approach well avoiding trampling anything, lol. <br><br>I would like to try making some dill pickles this year on top of the raw sauce & relish I am making. I watched an episode of Good Eats were Alton Brown made dill pickles that fermented in water, salt & spices to turn sour naturally without the use of vinegar. It seems like an interesting experiment. <br><br>I wish I had the space to grow enough cukes to use my own but that will not happen at this residence. I should really source some cukes soon or it will be to late to find any.Danhttp://veggiegardenblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-89729484414399276162008-09-03T14:29:47.000-07:002008-09-03T14:29:47.000-07:00That is pretty much how I freeze green beans as we...That is pretty much how I freeze green beans as well - although I usually just do them whole (snippng off both ends first) - mainly because I am lazy! I also use my microwave veggie steamer to do the blanching process... I put water in the bottom, put the basket in, put ventend plastic lid on - microwave for 3 minutes... then pull basket out and immerse in ice water to stop the cooking. From there on it is exactly the same process of flash freezing whole on cookie sheets - then into a gallon ziplock freezer bag for final storage. Great way to preserve the beans when you are getting more per picking than your family can eat at a sitting... but not enough to do a pressure canner load.DoubleDhttp://FreedomGardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-11836054259117363852008-09-03T22:50:54.000-07:002008-09-03T22:50:54.000-07:00Wow, I'm eating my heart out alright, hehe. I ...Wow, I'm eating my heart out alright, hehe. I love green beans, and would hate to pickle them, that sounds gross to me, so I would do what you're doing, and will when I grow them next season. The pics look great ( btw, love the big kitty: I'm a cat person too). I freeze almost everything, and have not really "canned" except for jam, which is not at all like real canning.<br><br>I'm really looking forward to the potato harvest, as that one is one we can't do well around here, and I know nothing about it. I really look forward to your blogs, Sinfonian!Susannoreply@blogger.com