wildflowerpa

I'm afraid we're going to have pumpkins in May the rate ours are growing. We used miracle grow also and they were up in less than a week. We've transplanted twice and need to again.Hopefully they grow as well in the garden.

Our tomatoes, peppers and cabbages are up and we have pumpkins vining and cukes with stringers on them

Sorry it took me along time to a nswer. I had to come and find my own recipe for soup. I have made the tomato soup for quite awhile and it always seals and I have never had a spoiled jar.

We started our seeds last Sunday. By wednesday they were all coming up even the peppers!!! Today they are at least 3" tall. If it keeps this up we'll have to transplant them in the bathtub til planting lol. We planted, peppers, tomatoes,cabbage, canteloupe and flower seeds.

            Chocolate Confetti

1/2 cup melted butter

1 cup smooth peanut butter

2 cups chocolate chips

8 ounces mini marshmallows

Melt butter in microwave and add peanut butter. Stir til melted on stove.Stir in chocolate chips til melted. Cool until you can put palm on bottom of pan. Add marshmallows. stir to mix. Pour into a 9x13 parchment lined pan. Cool until firm in refrigerator. Cut into squares. Store in refrigerator. I haven't tried these but they sound good. With white chocolate and the colored marshmallow it would be Christmasy.

                             Homemade  Tomato Soup

1 Peck tomatoes

3 stalks of celry,chopped

1/2 dozen onions, chopped

Cook until soft. Then if you want smooth soup put it through a food mill.

Melt 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup flour to make a rue.

Add juice to flour mixture and cook 15 minutes. You can adjust the rue to make the desired thickness.

Add 1/2-3/4 cup sugar and 5 teas. salt.

Put in hot jars and clod pack 30 minutes.

I'm not sure how many you will get. Depends on the amount of juice you have. I made 8 batches and got almost 60 pints. You can also peel the tomatoes and not put it through the mil lif you like chunky soup.

In case anyone is interested Frugal Village has a lot of neat money saving tips such as homemade laundry soap, cleaners and such. Also money saving recipes. They also have a gardening section for the gardeners out there.

we only put the moth balls around the garden not at the plants. we've never had a problem with any critters or bugs

We had the same problem until we planted marigolds and put moth balls around the  gardens. The rabbits didn't even bother the garden. You don't cover them, just spread through out the garden.

Take a piece of buttered heavy duty foil and slice potatoes and onions up in it. Salt and pepper to taste and whatever other spices you like. Fold down top and put in hot coals turning often til done. Be careful opening.