Category: Garden

• Cut Flower Garden: Seeds are Ordered!

  

  I have talked about growing a cut garden many times before and I am finally deciding early enough in the growing season to do it! I just placed an order for seeds and my current plan is to build a few raised bed to grow them in. I am hoping to possibly even sell a…

  Carissa Curfman

  January 10, 2023

  Garden

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• Ways to Preserve Fresh Tomatoes

  

  If you have been following this blog since the beginning (thanks family and friends!) you maybe (but probably don’t haha) remember that my first ever post was about having too many tomatoes from the garden. Tomatoes have been something that I have loved to grow. I have learned a lot about ways to preserve them…

  Carissa Curfman

  November 1, 2022

  Garden, Preservation

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• How to Blanch and Freeze Carrots

  

  Harvest season is always very rewarding as a gardener. One of the largest crops we pull from the garden in the fall is our carrots. For the past few years, we have planted the Tendersweet variety of carrot. We continue to be a huge fan of this variety! We harvest carrots periodically during the summer…

  Carissa Curfman

  October 27, 2022

  Garden, Preservation

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• Water Bath Canning Made Easy

  

  I have been doing quite a bit of canning lately, and one of my favorite methods to use is the hot water bath. There is no pressure involved and it doesn’t require any fancy devices… although some things can make the process easier! One important thing to note is that not everything can be safely…

  Carissa Curfman

  September 13, 2022

  Garden, Preservation

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• Garden Preservation: Food Vacuum Sealer

  

  We are getting into the season of harvesting garden produce here in Minnesota, so it seems like a fitting time to chat a little about about one of my favorite preservation tools… the food vacuum sealer! We have a FoodSaver and absolutely love it! Caleb got it as a gift a few years ago and…

  Carissa Curfman

  August 18, 2022

  Garden, Preservation

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