I saved seeds for the Rudbeckias I liked the best. During the summer, I tied a cloth strip around the stems of my favorites, to mark them.
The seed heads go into paper bags. I'll let them dry a couple of months, then clean up the seeds. I also saved seeds from French Marigolds. These are my own multigenerational saved seeds.
I cut open one of the Buttercup squashes.
Today I canned salsa. I used almost all of the remaining sauce tomatoes, all of the banana peppers, and some of the Jalapeños.
I used the USDA Canning Book recipe. It made an extra pint, so that goes into the fridge. These came out a bit too salty, because I halved the recipe and forgot to halve the salt. Still quite good and fresh tasting.
Still getting some nice harvests in October.
I made a tomato pie with some of the big tomatoes. The peppers will go for hot sauce and salsa. The Romas will go into some canned salsa. Im not convinced the apples are that good this year. Might make a pie and try to pick out the best ones to grow.
This is tne miniature peach tree that I sheltered from rains last winter. Nice peaches now!
I harvested enough to can a batch.
Then I made a batch of peach jam, too.
