Bump Lots of windfall citrus around, makes good marmalades and pickles.
juliewn,
Sep 1, 8:44am
It's seed sowing time for veges to plant out when the weather is warmer. I'm planning to grow a lot of tomatoes, cucumber's, capsicums, etc.etc. for summer harvesting and pickling, preserving etc. Will be nice to have the variety and number of veges to use. the first year I've done this in quantity. Is anyone else growing large amounts! Any suggestions welcomed. thanks.
janny3,
Sep 1, 10:51am
How about pumpkins & marrows! Marrows excellent for pickle & my mum used to make fruit jams (etc) augmented w/ pumpkin as a base.
jan.w1,
Sep 3, 9:12am
Apricot and Carrot jam Would any one like this recipe ,lovely jam
juliewn,
Sep 3, 9:21am
Hi Jan. yes please. :-) thanks.
jan.w1,
Sep 3, 9:45am
Apricot and Carrot Jam !lp dried apricots minced and soaked over night in 3pints of water.Next day boil 2 1\2lb carrots roughtly choppedwith a little waterand 1tsp.sugar.Strain and mash well or put in food processerand give a couple of whizzers and then add to apricots.Bring to boil,then add 5kgs sugar then boil till set.
jenna68,
Sep 3, 6:23pm
Hi jan. that recipe sounds nice, for the Apricots is the one pound I presume!Does anyone know what those pounds are (for the Apricots and Carrots), converted to grams/kilos, I am so bad at that.thanks, Tracey :o)
jan.w1,
Sep 4, 3:45am
Apricot andCarrot jam. HiTracey, yes it is 1 lb of carrots.(400grms) 1 kg.carrots. Had to go and get the old book out to check up on my grms and kgs.
juliewn,
Sep 4, 2:50pm
Mmmm yum. thanks Jan. Dried apricots were reasonably priced at Countdown yesterday. it might be a good time to make some apricot jam! Have a lovely day Ladies. :-)
jenna68,
Sep 4, 6:24pm
jan. thanks for doing the conversion for me, much appreciated, that jam sounds lovely!*waves to julie*:o)
juliewn,
Sep 5, 8:43am
Thanks for your suggestions Janny. I'll grow lots of pumpkins and a couple of courgette plants - and let a couple grow larger near the end of the season. I've been painting concrete blocks today ready to start assembling a 20m x 1m vege garden area, that's two concrete blocks high - it backs onto a timber fence, which I'm covering in netting - so will be able to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, climbing beans, etc. up through the netting. can't wait to have it completed, then start sowing and planting as the weather warms. we've had two frosts in the past three days. eek!
cottagerose,
Sep 5, 9:23am
bumping there seems to be more bumping than recipes on this thread.lol
janny3,
Sep 6, 10:09am
julie Tyres!They're classic for growing spuds, pumpkins, vege in tyres.Just put straw, old newspaper, lawn clippings, kitchen scraps in & a bit of top soil if you want.Excellent for spuds, just stack another tyre on the 1st one instead of mounding your spuds, pumpkins (etc) Tomatoes are excellent in tyres. Good if you have rubbish ground or need to move your tyre garden is easily tidied away.
juliewn,
Sep 7, 2:44am
Hi Tracey. :-) .
juliewn,
Sep 7, 3:06pm
Hi Janny. thanks for your info. I have a good amount of space here for gardens - and wondered about a mix of topsoil, home-made compost and mushroom compost to use for growing veges in raised beds.do you have any recommendations using those together, and what ratio would be best! Or is there something better to use that will give me a good basis for ongoing gardens here in the years to come. Thanks for your help. :-)
juliewn,
Sep 10, 12:40pm
Bumping for Janny. :-)
janny3,
Sep 11, 9:26am
julie I grew the spuds in tyres b/c everyone's doing it nowadays. You don't need ANY soil what-so-ever, just straw, lawn clippings, shredded newspapers etc.I dump in my kitchen scraps all year round and presto up come new spuds, delicious cherry tomatoes & pumpkins.For ratio, to be honest I've been sharing garden tips over at http://www.whenuaforthepeople.org.nz/In turn I send them here when they ask about for the recipes for my pix of preserves.ENJOY!
jenna68,
Sep 11, 6:25pm
Hi Julie :o) just a gentle bump!:o)
juliewn,
Sep 12, 2:47am
A great time to make piccalilli, chow chow, and other mustard pickles, with cauliflower, leeks, onions, etc. at good prices at the moment. have made two batches of piccalilli recently - both nearly gone as I've shared them among friends and my Kid's. :-)
juliewn,
Sep 12, 12:03pm
Hi Tracey. :-). email coming soon! For more preserves recipes. I've just been in The NZ Gardener website and have found that the site includes lots of great preserves recipes. if anyone would like to check them out, this is the link: http://www.nzgardener.co.nz/page.asp!id=35
juliewn,
Sep 13, 11:55am
Bumping for Javlin. and chutney recipes. :-)
juliewn,
Sep 14, 4:50am
Summer's almost here - and there'll be wonderful fresh fruits and vegetables available - and opportunities to make our own goodies. chutney's, jams, jellies, relishes, pickles, sauces, bottled fruit's and veges,etc.etc. Would you like to share your favourite recipe!
Your very own Pesto: Use fresh herbs - parsley is good at this time of year - you could also add other herbs too. tips of lemon verbena, lemon balm, pineapple sage, etc. wash, shake well to dry, remove stalks if you want, then place in a food processor. whizz till smoothish. Add some garlic if you want, then some parmesan cheese to taste - from a piece of cheese is nicest - the powdered doesn't taste anywhere near as good! Add lots of lemon juice to taste. then drizzle some oil in - I use canola - or you could use olive oil. Whizz well and season to taste. whizzing to blend the flavours. When it's as you want it. add some of your favourite nuts - pine nuts, cashews, walnuts, almonds, etc. and whizz till lightly chopped. Pile into jars and freeze any you don't want to use straight away. Enjoy on toast, crackers, as a dip, on sandwiches, in pita bread, tossed through hot pasta, on pizza, etc.etc.
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