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Easy Way To Store Your Apple Harvest
I have an apple tree and I recently visited an apple orchard, so I have lots of apples to preserve. I plan to make applesauce by canning and I plan to freeze apples. If you want to freeze your apples for later use there is a super easy way to store them. Apples are usually peeled, sliced and cored before being frozen. I have this apple peeler/corer. It makes peeling and coring apples quick and easy. Steps To Storing Your Apples You can use a knife or vegetable peeler as well to peel and core apples. Wash apples under cold running water. Rub, making sure you have enough friction to…
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Simple and Easy Ways to Freeze Your Garden Harvest
Stock your freezer with your vegetables and fruits you have harvested. Freezing is a good alternative to canning if time is limited. I have done both. When I had a houseful of kids, freezing was my preferred method of preserving my harvest. HOW COLD IS FREEZING COLD Freezer temperatures vary, so they should be below 0 F to assure to inactivate bacteria. You want to retain vitamin content and quality as well. Careful attention to how frequent the freezer is opened is important. The temperature can rise and be several degrees higher therefore using the back of the freezer is best. The less the freezer is opened the better. FREEZER…
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Cleaning Your Garden Tools
Give your garden tools a seasonal scrub… By the time the gardening season is winding down, my garden tools have taken a beating. I utilize a quick and convenient storage place right in my garden to store my tools during the gardening season. I use them daily so I want them handy when I need them. I assembled a mailbox on T posts. I drive the end of the T post into the ground in my garden. T posts are stout, and can be directly driven into the ground and there is no need for digging holes and setting concrete. I keep my small hand tools, gloves, and some row…
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How To Make Quick Garden Row Markers
As I plant may garden each season I have a process which entails preparing my rows, digging the holes for the seeds and moving to the next row. I just go until all the seeds are in the ground. I have a carpenters apron and put seed packs in the pockets so I can move through the rows. The problem for me is always remembering what I planted on what row. Seems elementary to keep track of it, but I get going and think I will remember but get distracted with being outside, the birds, the insects, and just thinking. Having been snake bit about remembering, I…
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Homemade Applesauce
An “apple a day” is what my mother always told us as children therefore, each and every day growing up we all had an apple in our lunch. I believe that is why I am so fond of apples. I eat them several times a week. (I had one today for lunch.) As a nurse, by profession, I have always been about eating healthy for myself and my family. Apples are one of the top healthiest foods. They have long been known for the antioxidants, flavonoids and dietary fiber. Including them in your daily diet is highly suggested and it is not hard because they are tasty. …
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