Well, the pumpkin is slowly turning orange. I rotated it yesterday to make sure the bottom doesn't rot. I have to find some cardboard to put under it.
I got 8 more cucumbers last week off the vine! Craziness! I also have 3 little peppers growing! Last week I tried an experiment (since it's rained so much, it's hard for the plants to get pollinated) where I took my finger and tried to rub the pollen from the male flowers to the females. It's hard to tell which is which, so I just took the powder from one and rubbed it with my finger tip on the ones without.
And now all of a sudden I have peppers! I think they are both jalapenos!
I also bought the Ball Blue Book-guide to preserving. It is excellent! It has loads of recipes for making jams/jellies/pies/pickle/salsas/jerky/rubs...and the list goes on! I'm going to can apple sauce within a few weeks; I need to go to Adam's Orchard to pick first though and I don't know when I'll have the time.
Today ended beautifully with the sun shining; perfect for a walk with my friends!
cheers!
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