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My parents wrapped unripe tomatoes in newspaper to ripen. I was going to try that last year, but I really wanted some salsa that I could eat. DH likes stuff that is way too hot for me, and I have to make a lot for him to last to the next season.

I picked all the not-ripe and green tomatoes at the end of the season, made salsa verde, and canned it. DH likes HOT salsa, but I'm a wimp, so I made the green stuff for me with just a little bit of heat. I'll be doing that again this year, for sure. I'm almost out of it. I used to just let the...

And gardening in general. :)

I ordered the rest of my seeds yesterday. I still want to order some grape vines. I'm adding the more expensive things, like fruit trees, a few at a time. Yeah, I know, they take a few years to get going, but so it is. I've found I get really excited about, say, cherry trees, and get a couple...

My neighbor and I are thinking of getting bees in the spring. She mentioned it, I said I had thought about it, and why don't we split the cost? Especially since the upfront expenses can be high. I'm also thinking about putting pollinator friendly plants around/in my garden. @Solanacae, Thanks...

No worries! I'm just hoping for more produce from our property. :)

We have two Montmorency sour cherries. I was worried it was a lack of pollinators, but the nearby wild apple trees set plenty of fruit. One tree had quite a few blossoms. The other one, which is a year older, had hundreds. The older one is about 8 feet tall now. I had read that it was common...

Oh, looking forward to getting our very first cherries.... please.... :fl Last year we had gobs of blossoms, but no fruit. I've read that they can take 3-5 years to bear fruit. This past summer was their third here. They were bought as 6 foot trees, so maybe next year...?

Well, since you asked... :) I'm going to try again with sweet potatoes. I grew them 2 years ago, and got nada. This time, I'm going to pre-warm the soil for a week or so before the slips arrive. I'm trying some new-to-me tomatoes. I can't remember what they are, and all the seeds are put...