Hi, folks!
I've been picking summer squash and cucumbers for the past week or two, and now the beans are in!
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| Row of beans, with chicken wire to keep rabbits out |
I only have one row of beans, but you'd be surprised how long they last. I still have canned beans from last year and they're dated 7/28 and 7/30. Today is the 29th and I canned 10 half-pints of beans from that one basket, and there's enough left over to make three-bean salad. I started canning almost 30 years ago when my husband and I had a much bigger garden. Canning is easy and fun, you can buy the supplies at the hardware store or grocery store. If you don't grow your own, you can buy in bulk from your local farm stand. For complete instructions on home canning, visit www.foodinjars.com.
Here is a list of what I'm growing:
One row of green beans
two cucumber plants
one zucchini plant
one yellow summer squash plant
four broccoli plants
two Brussels sprout stalks
two green pepper plants
one small patch of beets
two Jet Star tomato plants
one cherry tomato in a patio container
one plant each of sage, chives, basil, parsley and lavender
