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Comment on Neck Pumpkin: A Home Kitchen Garden Marvel by TZ

TZ — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:13:14 +0000

I grew these over the summer from the seed giveaway. Large healthy disease and pest resistant plants. Early on we found out how wonderful these are green as a summer squash. We are still harvesting green squash even though frost is right around the corner and the patch is full of big buff colored ripe squash. The freezer is also full of blanched green squash (1/2″ disks boiled for 3 min).
The flavor and texture is similar to chayote squash, and we don’t see much difference even when the squash starts to turn from green to orange other than the seed chamber can’t be eaten any longer.

I prefer butternut for ripe flavor but will keep growing the longnecks for summer squash.

Comment on Can Squash or Pumpkin from Your Home Kitchen Garden by admin

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:29:40 +0000

You can use a pressure cooker for pressure canning, but the cooker must achieve 10 lbs of pressure at altitudes up to 2,000 feet to kill clostridium botulinum. For altitudes about 2,000 feet, the pressure cooker needs to achieve 15 lbs of pressure. I encourage you to contact the manufacturer of your pressure cooker to learn whether they can provide guidelines for canning with it. Oh, and find a canning rack that will keep jars off the bottom of the cooker during processing.

Comment on Can Squash or Pumpkin from Your Home Kitchen Garden by Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:03:12 +0000

Hi. I’ve recently discovered your website and am really liking it. When canning, can you use a regular pressure cooker,or does it have to be the kind specifically for canning. Thank you.

Comment on Neck Pumpkin: A Home Kitchen Garden Marvel by Barry Spangler

Barry Spangler — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:12:25 +0000

My sister-in-law form York, Pa. shipped a neck pumpkin to us last fall. We kept the seeds and put them in the freezer and I planted them this past spring. Tthey are growing very well in Prescott Valley, Az. They need some space. They have intertwined my tomato plants and challenging my grape vine for use of the chain link fence. Soon will be pumpkin pie for the whole neighborhood.

Comment on Amish Home Kitchen Garden by rockin rob

rockin rob — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:54:27 +0000

hi,this is rob in janesville and i was looking for raised bed tips when i came across ur link,where is this amish area? near monroe(to my west)r where? tks and rsvp if u want…i have raised beds in my garden and found a local restaurant that will buy my organic tomatoes and cukes…tks

Comment on Neck Pumpkin: A Home Kitchen Garden Marvel by admin

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:16:55 +0000

Andrea: Thanks for visiting and for providing the heads-up. My set 2 hills of neck pumpkins this year and have two volunteer plants near the compost heap. I’m training the ones in my garden onto a trellis, but it’s clear they’ll still overwhelm the space I reserved for them.

Comment on Neck Pumpkin: A Home Kitchen Garden Marvel by Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:23:49 +0000

I finally re-located to the East Coast after 30+ years, and had Mom send me the seeds of a neck pumpkin from an Amish Veggie stand. If you are tempted to try it, dedicate a huge area in your garden! A few plants easily covered 20 sq/ft. They took over the peanut plants and crossed the fence into the yard.

Comment on Strawberry Jam from a Home Kitchen Garden by admin

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:25:21 +0000

Suzanne: Thank you so much for sharing that! I hope you’ve enough jam to share with some friends; many will think you’re a genius for your creation.

Comment on Strawberry Jam from a Home Kitchen Garden by Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:47:35 +0000

I have just finished my first batch of jam and have been referring to this page almost all the way through..thanks so much for the clear and concise directions and descriptions..and yes, the foam is lovely!

Comment on A Home Kitchen Garden Lettuce Harvest by Alisa W.

Alisa W. — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:55:08 +0000

Thnak you helping a new home gardner learn. I really liked how you described the cleaning and what to look for while cleaning. As a second year gardner I am constantly looking for helpful information so I don’t learn the hard way. My children have been very involved in the process and are eating vegetables they would have never eaten with out complaining before.