Comments for The [Mis]Adventures of Joel and Lauren

Comment on It’s a big day by Joshua

Joshua — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:01:31 +0000

Congrats guys! Here’s to the next five years.

Comment on It’s here! It’s here! by Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:59:03 +0000

Tiff I was just wondering this week how your garden was doing. Too bad things aren’t so good. That’s funny about the okra…hasn’t it been going forever? I guess it’s like if my cucumbers took off like crazy and nothing else.

Comment on It’s here! It’s here! by Tiffany Fykes

Tiffany Fykes — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:17:50 +0000

Our garden is complete toast I think at this point. Last time I went out there everyone’s zucchini plants had died. The only think that’s still going strong is okra. I wish I liked okra

Comment on It’s here! It’s here! by Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:52:26 +0000

Jami, thanks for the tip on the carrots! I had no idea. I haven’t put a link because you guys are the only ones who garden and read my posts, but I will do it in the future.

Comment on It’s here! It’s here! by Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:50:56 +0000

The marmalade is straight out of the Ball Blue Book, and they have it online: http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/all_recipes/215.php?recipe=55&recipID=211&catID=.

For the jam, I used the recipe inside the low/no sugar pectin box. It was just strawberries, pectin, apple or white grape juice, and sugar if you want it (I think I used around the max of 3 cups).

Comment on It’s here! It’s here! by Jami @ An Oregon Cottage

Jami @ An Oregon Cottage — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:49:35 +0000

Congratulations- I always celebrate the first tomato, too.

Did you store the carrots with the tops on? Cut the tops off before refrigerating in a bag and they should stay crisp…the tops do something to make them soft, I think (no scientist, here, you can tell…).

Thanks for sharing your garden successes at the Garden Party (please remember to provide a link back to the party so others can participate!).

Comment on It’s here! It’s here! by zentMRS

zentMRS — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:45:44 +0000

Yea – tomato!! And your jam looks fabulous. Will you share your recipes?

Comment on It’s here! It’s here! by diXymiss

diXymiss — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:56:39 +0000

Woot! The first ripe tomato of the season really is eXciting, isn’t it? The ripe berries and preserves look so beautiful (and yummy)!

Comment on It’s here! It’s here! by Athena at Minerva's Garden

Athena at Minerva's Garden — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:37:40 +0000

What a great post! I love all the pictures–your jam looks wonderful!

Comment on We have a club by Jami @ An Oregon Cottage

Jami @ An Oregon Cottage — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:12:07 +0000

I just always save the big zucchinis (and yes, there always are some that get away…) for grating- just cut out the center spongy area with the seeds and grate the rest- perfect.

Thanks for letting us be part of the “club” at the TGP!