Canning food is an art form that many people use nowadays to save and preserve all the fresh garden fruits and vegetables that they have growing in abundance during the spring, summer and fall months. To be successful in your canning efforts, it’s imperative to make certain that you are using the best Ball canning …

Before anything else, let’s all agree that having a great pressure canner rocks. When those garden vegetables are producing in high quantity and you can’t consume them all at a fast enough pace, step aside and let your pressure canner help out and save the day. Don’t have one yet? Well, just keep reading.  Pressure …

Making tomato sauce, salsas, spaghetti sauce, and purees is a great way to use up all those garden-fresh tomatoes ripening this month. But who has the time anymore to dedicate to getting it done? Using a tomato sauce maker machine (hahaha, that’s a mouthful) will make it easy and even fun 😉 These sauce machines …

Think about the last time that you tried to puree tomatoes by hand. It takes forever, right? When I say this Spremy Electric Tomato Strainer is a must-have item, it truly is! What would previously take you hours will take you mere minutes! What if I told you this appliance helped you spend more time …

So, you go out to your garden and find your tomato plants defoliated. Ugh…. NOT what you wanted to see. Don’t take the chance of tomato hornworms ruining your tomato plants this summer! Here’s how to get rid of tomato hornworms naturally. You need to take action the moment that you notice them to ensure …

With the abundance of tomatoes in gardens everywhere, this time of the year we need some new, fresh tomato recipes to try. Full of flavor, garden-fresh tomatoes need a place on everyone’s table in the summer months. If you don’t grow tomatoes in your garden (not sure why you wouldn’t, but just in case), you …

During the summer gardening months, you may have noticed a few spots or bugs on your vegetable leaves or grapevine leaves. There’s a chance that you may have Japanese Beetles in your garden. If you don’t know how to get rid of Japanese beetles, you might lose most of your garden. What are Japanese Beetles? …

Drowning in tomatoes? Yep! July is when tomatoes are in full season. But don’t worry: I gathered some of the most amazing tomato sauce recipes, so you can save the delicious taste of summer tomatoes for later. These recipes will give you amazing tasting sauces for many dinners to come! Tomato sauce is packed full …

Summertime means that tomatoes are prime and ripe for the picking. Is there anything better than eating fresh, in-season tomatoes? Don’t let any of those garden tomatoes go to waste. These tomato salad recipes are the perfect way to use them up and enjoy that wonderful taste! There is just something wonderful about the taste …

Once you have grown cucumbers at home you will probably never buy them from the supermarket again. The flavor is far superior when you grow cucumbers in your garden. Here’s how to grow cucumbers and enjoy lots of them throughout the summer. These days cucumbers are not too difficult to grow, as long as you …