I blanched and skinned a batch of Romas, then quartered them. Each package is two cups.
I made eight bags. I think this will be the plan for the final crop, too.
The Supremos seem to hold their shape better, while the Roma VF seem to release more juice. Mixed together works out nicely.
There have been lots of cherry tomatoes. The most productive have been Reisentraube (red heirloom) and Golden Eagle Smiley (open pollinated dwarf, from Dwarf Tomato Project).
We like using cherry tomatoes to make the roasted feta cheese noodle sauce, which should work fine with frozen cherry tomatoes.
I froze up a batch of Reisentraube. These are a bit bigger than other cherry tomatoes, but great flavor.
I did the same with the Golden Eagle Smiley.
This is what the noodles looked like with a separate batch of Reisentraube tomatoes. Before roasting...
After, with noodles added.
After the ducks ate all of the bean plants in their yard, I planted some in an extra container. I'm guessing there will be a pound of beans when I pick them soon.
There will be more in a few weeks, from the last, much bigger, planting.
The sedums are covered with bees. Both honeybees and the tiny pollinator bees. The sedum is always popular with bees.
The tiny bees don't show in the photo, but there are lots of them.
I haven't planted these hypericums yet. The front border still needs some cleaning up first. Meanwile they are still growing and blooming in their containers.
I'm continuing to dig out bearded iris clumps, cleaning them up, and planting the best rhizomes in containers.
There are also some carnations that I grew last year. They bloomed but never thrived. I think it was bad potting soil. Still, they survived the winter, spring, and summer again. I decided to clean them up and repot.
As they were.
I dug out the four plants.
Cut off dead stems and scraggly stems, and hosed off as much soil as I could.
Planted three into one large container, and one in a smaller container.
I don't know if they will grow and thrive next year. That's part of the fun.
