Sunday 4 October 2009

We've been busy picking the winter squash and pumpkins, finally got it all done on Thursday. We went to market on Sat. and it turned out to be a pretty good day. We weren't sure how it was going to go as there weren't too many people there at the start, it was so cold and windy! But that also put people in the mood to buy pumpkins so we were happy with what we sold!

We've been cutting up apples and putting them in the dehydrator. Our dehydrator holds a little over a bushel and they'll be dry in 24 hours, then we can fill it up again!

We also need to check on the Persimmons and see how they are coming along. I've got a little bit of Persimmons left in the freezer, and I need to get that made up into jam this next week. We also made Elderberry jelly on Friday, got about 24 half pints! Still have lots of Elderberries in the freezer, too.

Always plenty to do, we still have two rows of sweet potatoes to dig, then will need to dig up my stevia, rosemary and oregano plants and re-pot them to take into the greenhouse for the winter. I would like to dry more peppers, too. Greg wants to freeze all the hot ones, as he wants to make deer repellent spray for next year out of them!

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