They're Everywhere, They're Everywhere!

It's been a good month my quarter acre. I have all the okra, squash, green peppers, tomatoes, green beans, and jalapenos I can eat. I have gotten so much squash, peppers, okra and tomatoes that I've been able to save a ton of it by freezing and canning. If this can keep up for a few more weeks, I'll be able to make it through winter without having to buy much, if any, summer vegetables out of season.

So far, I've put up six jars of pickles, one gallon of salsa, one gallon of squash, one gallon of green peppers, one gallon of okra, and I'm working on tomatoes today. I'm roasting about ten pounds of tomatoes in the oven with vidalia onions, olive oil, salt, and pepper. I'm going to peel the tomatoes when they cool, and then toss them whole, along with the onions, into freezer bags. I've found a ton of recipes that work off of this simple, easy method of preservation. I can make lots of stews, soups, sauces, and pretty much anything else you can think of with this base. I'm hoping to continue getting as many tomatoes from the garden as I can, because I think that this will be a time saver for me.

I still have over a dozen okra plants that seem to be just getting warmed up, so I know that I will have all the frozen okra I can handle. We had some pretty big rainstorms here over the past couple of days, so the bermuda grass, clover, and other weeds have really gone crazy lately. I will have to spend about a day with the tiller, and then a couple more days cleaning, clearing and plucking. Sunburn, here I come again!

I have been listening to the new Maps & Atlases album for the past couple of days. It's called Perch Patchwork and definitely gets my seal of approval. They sound a little like Mumford and Sons, so if you're a fan, you should check em out. Happy week!