My absolute FAV tomato sauce recipe "Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Sauce" Enjoy! www.saltandlavender.com/roasted-tomato-red-pepper-sauce/ A few of my notes: 1. I double or triple the recipe depending on what I have brought in from the garden 2. I freeze the sauce (it's not said to be canning safe). It takes multiple rounds in the oven but it's worth it! 3. I always use Romas and red peppers but the person who gave me the recipe uses whatever she has on hand (ex. slicing tomatoes, any color peppers, etc.) Since I use a paste tomato and remove the core, I can basically remove the seeds before it goes into the oven which eliminates the need to run it through a mill later. 4. I have made it without removing the skins from tomatoes and peppers but the texture is so much better when I remove the skins from both after they come out of the oven and before I put them in the food processor. 5. This makes a really thick sauce, and it's wonderful on a good piece of bread but I also use it as a tomato sauce and just thin it a bit (water or stock) when I thaw/heat it later. You could also get a thinner sauce if you used a combo of slicing tomatoes and Romas or decibels if you only used slicing tomatoes.
My Dear, i must say this. That discovery of that potato was worth an incredible amount of my time . If someone gets food plus such joy from growing stuff, I'm planning how to share every crumb of my growing knowledge. Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
Hey. Just letting you know I just purchased my Bonnie's Choice Collard plants today from Lowe's. The delivery truck arrived today with a load of vegetable plants.
I agree, I ate some this summer and they reminded me of spinach. I thought..oh, it's nice to have a spinach like green when it's too warm to grow spinach. I hadn't thought of freezing them! One more question, when you freeze them, do you blanch them first?
Heya Jaysea! I was able to overwinter it one year when I had the bed covered in plastic for the winter. Another year I didn't cover it and it didn't come back the next year.
@@BBettaGarden in PA, people just brought it inside and treated it like a houseplant when it got cold outside. Many grand enormous amazing blessings everyone everywhere
Hi Batavia. Thanks for sharing! I had great luck with Kennebec in a 40 gallon grow bag. I planted two pounds seed potatoes; harvested a bit more than 8 pounds.
Heya WJR! I have had Kennebec on my list to try, thanks for commenting. I also think in past years, I was putting too many seed potatoes in my grown bags and containers. Glad to hear 2 worked well for you. 🥔💚
I planted 6, 2-inch yukon gold in 3, 7-gallon grow bags and harvested 26 same size potatoes and 10 tiny ones to use for seed next year. Kennebec should do better than Yukon Gold I think but maybe not. Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
Miss Batavia?? You can wrap tulle around brassicas to keep that cabbage butterfly Catapiller off your plants. Anything that keeps white butterfly off plants will stop that Catapiller from eating your plants. Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
Looks like my collards last summer. This year it is still so hot. The last 4 days hi temps: 97°, 97°, 97°, 98°. And dry, dry, dry. Last two months $398 total for water.
Im thinking crimson watermelon is not round((????)))) I think. Did you save those seeds, get them contaminated by pollinators last year, or it could be it ate all tour fertilizer, especially if planting intensively. Blessings everyone everywhere
I just subscribed to your channel about a week ago and watch evey upload. I planted Morris heading collard seeds after seeing yours look so good they haven't all come up yet only been 5 days but I'm looking forward to it. Nice job beautiful garden.
Heya Brandon!! Thanks for subscribing and checking out my videos and thanks a bunch for commenting! I'm betting they will do really well in the cooler Fall weather.
Thanks Beth! And I can't believe I didn't add the recipe, thanks so much for asking about it. www.saltandlavender.com/roasted-tomato-red-pepper-sauce/ A few of my notes: 1. I double or triple the recipe depending on what I have brought in from the garden 2. I freeze the sauce (it's not said to be canning safe). It takes multiple rounds in the oven but it's worth it! 3. I always use Romas and red peppers but the person who gave me the recipe uses whatever she has on hand (ex. slicing tomatoes, any color peppers, etc.) Since I use a paste tomato and remove the core, I can basically remove the seeds before it goes into the oven which eliminates the need to run it through a mill later. 4. I have made it without removing the skins from tomatoes and peppers but the texture is so much better when I remove the skins from both after they come out of the oven and before I put them in the food processor. 5. This makes a really thick sauce, and it's wonderful on a good piece of bread but I also use it as a tomato sauce and just thin it a bit (water or stock) when I thaw/heat it later. You could also get a thinner sauce if you used a combo of slicing tomatoes and Romas or decibels if you only used slicing tomatoes.
Heya Deb! Thanks for stopping by. I'm going to spread them out on shelves in my basement to cure. I don't remember if I mentioned it in this video, but I really don't have a place with the ideal temps and humidity (temperatures between 80°F to 85°F and a humidity around 85-95%).
@@BBettaGarden I know. This is my first year growing sweet potatoes. Have you grown sweet potatoes in the past? BTW, I love your garden and the podcast!
@@debsaletta9024 so glad you enjoy the podcast and my videos! I've grown sweet potatoes for the last few years. Hoping for a good harvest this year (last years was nice for the space I used).
Those potatoes need way more water!!!! Don't let them dry out at all until all leaves are dead dead dead. Lol. Really. Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
All of my varieties of eggplants are producing tiny fruits. Going straight to the dull color. Only thing I can think of is because of the excessive heat. IDK.
Heya Rosalind, sorry to here. It's been a few weeks since I filmed this video and that one lil finger eggplant doesn't look much better. The whopper is making another production run and the green skin one is super slow to put on veggies.
I have a number of stray cats and squirrels (raccoons too) that frequent my garden and I have found this netting helpful to discourage those creatures from crawling into my garden bed. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08B5RDNN2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title I don't know if it would help with rodents as I think they may be more inclined to eat through it.
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My absolute FAV tomato sauce recipe "Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Sauce" Enjoy!
www.saltandlavender.com/roasted-tomato-red-pepper-sauce/
A few of my notes:
1. I double or triple the recipe depending on what I have brought in from the garden
2. I freeze the sauce (it's not said to be canning safe). It takes multiple rounds in the oven but it's worth it!
3. I always use Romas and red peppers but the person who gave me the recipe uses whatever she has on hand (ex. slicing tomatoes, any color peppers, etc.) Since I use a paste tomato and remove the core, I can basically remove the seeds before it goes into the oven which eliminates the need to run it through a mill later.
4. I have made it without removing the skins from tomatoes and peppers but the texture is so much better when I remove the skins from both after they come out of the oven and before I put them in the food processor.
5. This makes a really thick sauce, and it's wonderful on a good piece of bread but I also use it as a tomato sauce and just thin it a bit (water or stock) when I thaw/heat it later. You could also get a thinner sauce if you used a combo of slicing tomatoes and Romas or decibels if you only used slicing tomatoes.
Thank you for another great recipe!
Look at the joy you're giving; with all those peppers lined up so beautifully!
🌶🍅🌶🍅
Beautiful garden
Thank you!
You have to plant a lot of scarlet and similar runner beans to get a good harvest. Blessings everyone everywhere.
You got that right!
My Dear, i must say this. That discovery of that potato was worth an incredible amount of my time . If someone gets food plus such joy from growing stuff, I'm planning how to share every crumb of my growing knowledge. Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
Well said💚
Hey. Just letting you know I just purchased my Bonnie's Choice Collard plants today from Lowe's. The delivery truck arrived today with a load of vegetable plants.
That's awesome Linda! Just in time to have some greens for Christmas..maybe even Thanksgiving!💚
Looks great!!
Thanks!
Love your channel ❤
Thank you so much windingroad!💚
beautiful garden...wish you success and be healthy always
thank you and blessings to you.
@@BBettaGarden you're welcome
Hey Ms. Batavia! As always your garden looks amazing! 💗
Thanks so much Chelsea!
So glad to find this! I love your podcast!
Heya phreeeeeeeee!!! So glad yo hear you enjoy the podcast! And thank you for checking out my little space on RUclips 💚.
Love the garden tour. You have alot of sweet potato leaves there. I am cooking and freezing mine now.
Thanks Joy! Very cool. Do you boil the sweet potatoes leaves before freezing? And how do you use them later? Like spinach?
@@BBettaGarden I chiffonade and saute them in coconut oil. To me they taste like spinach.
@@BBettaGardenI use them like spinach freezing in small containers
I agree, I ate some this summer and they reminded me of spinach. I thought..oh, it's nice to have a spinach like green when it's too warm to grow spinach. I hadn't thought of freezing them! One more question, when you freeze them, do you blanch them first?
I just saute them and freeze in small containers for single servings
Hi! Will the rosemary overwinter there? Great garden. Peace-
Heya Jaysea! I was able to overwinter it one year when I had the bed covered in plastic for the winter. Another year I didn't cover it and it didn't come back the next year.
@@BBettaGarden in PA, people just brought it inside and treated it like a houseplant when it got cold outside. Many grand enormous amazing blessings everyone everywhere
awesome peppers! 😍🌶
Thanks Mike!
Hi Batavia. Thanks for sharing! I had great luck with Kennebec in a 40 gallon grow bag. I planted two pounds seed potatoes; harvested a bit more than 8 pounds.
Heya WJR! I have had Kennebec on my list to try, thanks for commenting. I also think in past years, I was putting too many seed potatoes in my grown bags and containers. Glad to hear 2 worked well for you. 🥔💚
I planted 6, 2-inch yukon gold in 3, 7-gallon grow bags and harvested 26 same size potatoes and 10 tiny ones to use for seed next year. Kennebec should do better than Yukon Gold I think but maybe not. Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
Miss Batavia?? You can wrap tulle around brassicas to keep that cabbage butterfly Catapiller off your plants. Anything that keeps white butterfly off plants will stop that Catapiller from eating your plants.
Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
I definitely agree!
Your garden is very productive. I love how you are able to combine the seasons. That is great!🍅🫑🌶🍆🥔🍓
Thank you! It's really a garden gift!😊
@@BBettaGarden I'm jealous. 😢😢😢😢. Blessings everyone everywhere.
Beautiful harvest!
Thanks Lenita!
Love love love your GARDEN!! #gardengoals 😊❤
Thank you!! 😊
What's gardengoals??
Fantastic looking garden
Many thanks!
I use my home grown chard in my egg scramble too! So good!
I love it!💚
Beautiful garden. Your plants are doing so well.
Thank you so much Heidi!😊
Looks like my collards last summer. This year it is still so hot. The last 4 days hi temps: 97°, 97°, 97°, 98°. And dry, dry, dry. Last two months $398 total for water.
Yikes! That's about as hot as it got for us this summer (without the real feel). It's crazy for me to think of those temps in the middle of September.
@@larrytischler570 it's almost a dirty secret of gardening...how much watering can cost us. Hope y'all get some relief soon.
Im thinking crimson watermelon is not round((????)))) I think. Did you save those seeds, get them contaminated by pollinators last year, or it could be it ate all tour fertilizer, especially if planting intensively. Blessings everyone everywhere
Hi! I picked up the transplants from a local garden center.
Those weeds in your strawberry plants are trees/aggressive shrubs, I'm almost positive. 🤷🤷🤷 Sorry to say. Many fabulous blessings everyone everywhere.
You're spot on. I call them weed trees. Luckily they are pretty easy to pull out at that size.
Green Tomatoes -you can make chow chow. Its a relish!
Ahhh, yes! I've made a version of it before and really enjoyed it. It's been years though.
I just subscribed to your channel about a week ago and watch evey upload. I planted Morris heading collard seeds after seeing yours look so good they haven't all come up yet only been 5 days but I'm looking forward to it. Nice job beautiful garden.
Heya Brandon!! Thanks for subscribing and checking out my videos and thanks a bunch for commenting! I'm betting they will do really well in the cooler Fall weather.
After seeding the crop, Don't let seeds dry at all. Might have to water seeded beds at least 2x a day. Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
Will you do a video when you harvest your potatoes
Heya Laura! I absolutely will 🥔💚!
Love this video - your garden is lush! Will you share your tomato sauce recipe?
Thanks Beth! And I can't believe I didn't add the recipe, thanks so much for asking about it. www.saltandlavender.com/roasted-tomato-red-pepper-sauce/
A few of my notes:
1. I double or triple the recipe depending on what I have brought in from the garden
2. I freeze the sauce (it's not said to be canning safe). It takes multiple rounds in the oven but it's worth it!
3. I always use Romas and red peppers but the person who gave me the recipe uses whatever she has on hand (ex. slicing tomatoes, any color peppers, etc.) Since I use a paste tomato and remove the core, I can basically remove the seeds before it goes into the oven which eliminates the need to run it through a mill later.
4. I have made it without removing the skins from tomatoes and peppers but the texture is so much better when I remove the skins from both after they come out of the oven and before I put them in the food processor.
5. This makes a really thick sauce, and it's wonderful on a good piece of bread but I also use it as a tomato sauce and just thin it a bit (water or stock) when I thaw/heat it later. You could also get a thinner sauce if you used a combo of slicing tomatoes and Romas or decibels if you only used slicing tomatoes.
@@BBettaGarden thank you SO much! I can’t wait to try it. Spreading it on bread sounds delicious!
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Wow!!! Thanks so much for sharing your garden tour with us!! Loved it! How do you plan to cure your sweet potatoes?
Heya Deb! Thanks for stopping by. I'm going to spread them out on shelves in my basement to cure. I don't remember if I mentioned it in this video, but I really don't have a place with the ideal temps and humidity (temperatures between 80°F to 85°F and a humidity around 85-95%).
@@BBettaGarden I know. This is my first year growing sweet potatoes. Have you grown sweet potatoes in the past? BTW, I love your garden and the podcast!
@@debsaletta9024 so glad you enjoy the podcast and my videos! I've grown sweet potatoes for the last few years. Hoping for a good harvest this year (last years was nice for the space I used).
Those potatoes need way more water!!!! Don't let them dry out at all until all leaves are dead dead dead. Lol. Really. Many grand blessings everyone everywhere.
Thanks!
All of my varieties of eggplants are producing tiny fruits. Going straight to the dull color. Only thing I can think of is because of the excessive heat. IDK.
Heya Rosalind, sorry to here. It's been a few weeks since I filmed this video and that one lil finger eggplant doesn't look much better. The whopper is making another production run and the green skin one is super slow to put on veggies.
Very good video. But i still didnt get to watch the whole thing. Blessings everyone everywhere
Many thanks!
Do you have any suggestions for planting in Chicago (protecting against rodents and other pests)?
I have a number of stray cats and squirrels (raccoons too) that frequent my garden and I have found this netting helpful to discourage those creatures from crawling into my garden bed. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08B5RDNN2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
I don't know if it would help with rodents as I think they may be more inclined to eat through it.
Beautiful garden
Thanks Lashus!