by Christy on June 23, 2010
Since Strawberries are finally in season here in Washington, I made a trip to Spooner Farms for some fresh picked Strawberries. YUM! They are so good. I am spending the day making freezer jam and other goodies with strawberries. I have been making this version of Strawberry Freezer Jam for awhile, and I love the results. It’s quick and easy, doesn’t take a lot of sugar and tastes super sweet and fruity – just like fresh picked strawberries.
Interested in making some for yourself? Here is what you will need:
Ball Simple Creations No Cook Freezer Jam Fruit Pectin
1/1/2 cups sugar
Pour in the packet of Fruit Pectin and mix with sugar.
Add 4 cups crushed strawberries to the sugar and pectin mix, stir for 3 minutes. When crushing the strawberries, you can have a a few chunks of strawberries, or make it more smooth, whichever you prefer.
I like to use these Ball plastic containers, they are the perfect size.
Pour the strawberry Freezer Jam into the containers and freeze. Super simple and so delicious!!
Next up: Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate
by Christy on April 23, 2010
This Saturday, April 24th, Home Depot will be hosting a FREE How to Workshop on Vegetable Gardening from 9-10 am. This would be a great thing to attend if you plan on having a vegetable garden sometime in the near future. While you are there, don’t forget to check out the Buy One Get One FREE seed sale.
Thanks Coupons Connections NW!
by Christy on April 17, 2010
I had the opportunity to attend a gardening class last week, I was able to gather lots of information that will help us plan our garden this Spring. I thought I would share a couple resources that were recommended for gardeners here in the Northwest.
Resource for planting and when: It was recommended that we use the Ed Hume Farmers Almanac for planting times. It tells you what type of vegetables you will want to plant each month. This small booklet can be found next to the Ed Hume seeds in many stores. It is really inexpensive and sells for $1.79.
The city of Tacoma offers TAGRO, which is of a blend of Class A Biosolids—the EPA’s highest rating— highly screened sawdust and other gardening elements. TAGRO provides plenty of nutrients for your plants. The best part, is you can get TAGRO for FREE!!!
To pick up a small amount of TAGRO Mix, you will need to bring your own shovel and containers down to TAGRO (2201 Portland Ave., Gate 5/6). You can shovel as much as you can haul from the “you shovel” pile for free (this ONLY applies to smaller amounts of TAGRO Mix from the you-shovel pile, as available). You can go HERE to learn more about getting TAGRO delivered and the prices they charge.
SoundGRO is another option you have, and it can be used as a fertilizer. SoundGRO can be purchased at the Pierce County Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. Unfortunately, do to popular demand, they are sold out at this time. Keep an eye on their site for updates when more will be available. You can also purchase SoundGRO from one of their distributors.
