Well, with Carolyn's faithful work and oversight of the garden, we have a large enough crop that she was able to can 13 pints of green beans this morning. Our family likes canned beans better than any other way except maybe fresh off the vine.
Thirteen jars begins to rival what we used to do in Long Beach. Unfortunately we had given away our large canning pressure cooker so we had to borrow one from a friend in the church.
The good news is that if picked properly beans will keep producing for quite a while. Here you see that even though Carolyn has picked the vines clean, there are still blossoms and tiny beans as well as some more mature beans that were hiding.
The bad news is that every year we've gotten a good crop, we leave on vacation the week the crop matures. By the time we get back the harvest will be over. Same thing is happening this year.
Well, with Carolyn's faithful work and oversight of the garden, we have a large enough crop that she was able to can 13 pints of green beans this morning. Our family likes canned beans better than any other way except maybe fresh off the vine.
Thirteen jars begins to rival what we used to do in Long Beach. Unfortunately we had given away our large canning pressure cooker so we had to borrow one from a friend in the church.
The bad news is that every year we've gotten a good crop, we leave on vacation the week the crop matures. By the time we get back the harvest will be over. Same thing is happening this year.
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