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Seasonal Tips
Northern Hemisphere: Fall gardening
- It seems like summer went so fast for many, but it is time to start planting cold weather crops.
- In colder climates, plants will be the way to go with the quickly shortening days and cooler temperatures.
- If your garden is still full with summer crops, plant seeds in starter pots and then transfer them as seedlings. You can swap out the seedlings as your summer plants start to get stressed from the cold.
- Try planting some of your cold weather crops in pots and planter boxes. This will allow you mobility of the plants if the weather drops to dangerously low temperatures. You can also try keeping the boxes close to your kitchen for a convenient way to run out and harvest the freshest produce possible.
Goat breeding time is here
- If you are thinking about getting some goats of your own soon, start shopping now.
- Many winter and early spring babies are already sold, but you can still find goats that need new homes
- Breeding season begins in the fall and once you've bred, you'll have 5 months to prepare for your own babies
Roasting peppers
Many peppers produce a better flavor if you roast them. Serranos, jalepenos, green chiles and poblanos all have recipes that call for roasted versions of them. Since it's summer time, the best way to do this is wash the peppers and put them on an open flame on the grill. If you can't use a grill, you can either use an open flame on a gas stove and do them by hand, but it's faster to put them in an oven on a foil lined tray at 450 degrees.
No matter which method you select, simply watch the peppers until they begin to blister and then flip them so they blister evenly on all sides, then place the peppers in a freezer bag and seal them. At this point you can either wait for them to cool and then peel them and continue with your recipe or put them in the freezer with the skins still on and freeze them till a later time. When you want to use the frozen peppers, simply thaw them, peel and continue with your recipe.
No matter which method you select, simply watch the peppers until they begin to blister and then flip them so they blister evenly on all sides, then place the peppers in a freezer bag and seal them. At this point you can either wait for them to cool and then peel them and continue with your recipe or put them in the freezer with the skins still on and freeze them till a later time. When you want to use the frozen peppers, simply thaw them, peel and continue with your recipe.
