TheLittleBalcony's Blog – February 2012 Archive (3)
The First Sow Of The Year
Over the recent snowy weekend, I started to sow my first batch of seeds of the year, which I always start at this time of the year (mid February). Having already sorted through all the seeds I've managed to collect, earlier in the month, I then got to prepping for this years vegetable sowing.…
Added by TheLittleBalcony on February 17, 2012 at 14:23 — No Comments
Preserves: Roasted Tomato Passata
Last year I grew a lot of Tomatoes, so I decided to create some Tomato Passata. I've never done this before, so after some research on the internet, including watching a few cooking demo videos, I decided to use the recipe from the book 'Preserves: River Cottage Handbook No2', which I'd recently bought.
This Roasted Tomato Passata recipe makes 2x 500ml Jars:
2kg Ripe…
Added by TheLittleBalcony on February 3, 2012 at 12:48 — No Comments
Collecting Chili & Pepper Seeds
In a bid to save on buying seeds or new plants, this year I've tried to save some seeds from a few plants I've grown. I've specifically planned to save those from my different Chili varieties and Pepper (Sweet) plants:
Thai Dragon Chili Seeds
Tabasco Seeds
Inferno Seeds
Pepper (sweet) Seeds
Saving these was very easy, for the Pepper (Sweet) when going to cooking these; I saved as many seeds as possible from inside the Pepper, placed them in a small open…
Added by TheLittleBalcony on February 1, 2012 at 14:10 — 2 Comments
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