Pickled Vegetables

Refrigerator Pickles

Put the following vegetable ingredients in a mason jar, mix the pickling liquid ingredients, pour the liquid over the vegetables, put a lid on it and refrigerate. Vegetable Ingredients: Cucumbers Shallots or Onions Garlic Pickling Liquid: 1/3 cup of vinegar (white, rice or apple cider vinegar 1 cup of water 2 tbsp granulated sugar 1 […]

Coneflower Varieties

Paradiso Coneflowers

While I shared my Pow Wow Coneflowers recently, today’s topic is Paradiso Dwarf Coneflowers.  I think I might relocate them behind the Pow Wow Coneflowers because I didn’t realize they were going to be taller.  The colors are very pretty! Features: 1) Coneflowers are typically drought and heat tolerant. 2) Paradiso Coneflowers are perennials in […]

Harvest and Store Peas

Harvest and Store Peas

If you harvest peas at their peak of freshness, they will be so yummy! Harvesting Tips:  1) Peas are ready to be harvested when the pods are plump and you can feel the peas inside.  2) It’s a good idea to snip the pea pod from the stem with scissors or carefully hold the stem […]