All Gardens
Great & Small
by
York Co.
Horticultural Agent
Tom Becker
DON’T FORGET
TO WATER
It’s hard to believe, but some
“Great and Small Gardeners” have
experienced several days without
significant rainfall. Although we
may feel we’ve had enough rain in
recent weeks to last a lifetime
or at least the rest of the summer,
truth is, a few hot, sunny, windy
days can result in the need to ap
ply water to our lawns and gar
dens.
Before you grab the garden
hose, take the time to check the
flower or vegetable bed to see just
how dry it really is. Use a garden
spade or trowel (or soil probe to
those very serious gardeners who
have everything) to dig down a
few inches to check soil moisture.
Water only if the soil really needs
it.
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quire about 1-inch of water per
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count on the rainfall amount sup
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data taken from one place
usually the station itself or a local
airport This may be accurate only
for that particular location. Sum
mer “pop-up” storms usually pro
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amounts varyiong considerably
even within a small area. Nothing
beats a backyard rain gauge for
determining how much water your
garden is receiving. Just be sure to
empty it daily and keep it clean.
SQUASH BLOSSOMS
AND BABY SQUASH
The amazing variety and
abundance produced make squash
a truly rewarding garden vegeta
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These trees and shrubs change
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abandoned areas. It is also shade
tolerant but is rarely seen in dense
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Ailanthus or tree of heaven has
an aggressive underground root
system. Like black walnuts, a tox
ic substance is released by the
roots that caused an alleopathic ef
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choking out and shading existing
z==p - shrubs by forming a mat-lie
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ways end up with too much (and
your neighbors run when they see
you approach bearing zucchini)
try varying your harvest practices
by picking fruit in various stages
throughout the season. Squash
blossoms are edible and along
with baby or immature fruit, add a
gourmet touch to your meals. This
goes for all.types of summer
squash zucchini, scallops or
patty pans, straight and crook
neck, etc.
Pick squash flowers, males and
females, in the early morning
when they are fully opened; by af
ternoon they are wilted and diffi
cult to stuff for cooking. Pick the
female flowers when their fruit is
one and a half inches long. Squash
blossoms are great stuffed and
sauteed or simply dipped in batter
and fried.
Baby squash can be harvested
while the blossom is till attached
or after the blossom falls. The tiny
fruit can be either steamed or eat
en raw.
IDENTIFY
INVASIVE PLANTS
Unknown to most gardeners is a
list of alien plants called exotics
like Kudzu and Paulownia that de
plete soil nutrient resources. Inva
sive plants are found in many
wooded areas, both open fields
and wetlands of Pennsylvania.
Young saplings soon become larg
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GREEN TOMATO
MINCEMEAT
8 pounds green tomatoes,
chopped
8 pounds Rome or Ida Red
apples, chopped
4 pounds raisins
4 pounds sugar
'A tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon cloves
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 cup butter
% cup vinegar
Combine ingredients slowly
and boil for approximately three
hours or until thickened. Yields 4
quarts.
Donna Dailey
Clarks Summit
CAKE WITH GREEN
TOMATO FROSTING
FILLING
I V* cups unsifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
V* cup vegetable oil
1 egg
% cup milk
3 tablespoons ground green
tomatoes
1 teaspoon butterscotch
flavoring
Mix dry ingredients; add
remainder of ingredients; beat.
Bake in 2 greased and floured
g-inch layer cake pans at 350
degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, or
until done.
Frosting-Filling; TOMATO TACO SAUCE
1 cup chopped green tomatoes 8 quarts peeled, cored, finely
V 4 cup sugar chopped paste tomatoes
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin 2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons cold water 5 cups chopped onions
14 cup frozen concentrated 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded,
orange juice chopped
14 cup chopped nuts 4 lon B green chilics, seeded.
Mix together tomatoes and topped
sugar. Heat slowly, simmering 254 cups vinegar
until lender. Mix briefly in Men- 2 tablespoons salt
der. Soften gelatin in cold water; l tablespoon black pepper
add to hot tomato mixture, and stir 1 tablespoon sugar
until well dissolved. Stir in orange 2 tablespoons oregano leaves
juice. Cool until mixture begins to 1 teaspoon ground cumin
set Spread thinly over each layer Combine ingredients in a large
of cooled ratn* Place layers in saucepan. Bring to a boil, then
refrigerator for 10 minutes. Take reduce heat and simmer, stirring
them out; spread thick layer of frequently until thick, about one
gelatin mixture over bottom layer, hour. Ladle hot mixture into pint
top with other layer; spread thin jars, leaving 54 -inch headspace,
layer over whole cake. Sprinkle Adjust lids and process in boiling
with chopped nuts. Chill until water canner; 15 minutes for
ready to serve. 0-1,000 feet altitude.
G. Minckler Yield; 16-18 pints
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SPRUCE UP TOMATO SOUP
Diced tomatoes cooked sepa
rately, drained, add to heated soup.
Top with toasted bread cubes.
Sprinkle top with grated cheese.
Sprinkle top with bacon bits.
Add all four ingredients to
tomato soup for great soup.
Betty Light
Lebanon
TOMATO SALSA
7 quarts peeled, cored, chopped
tomatoes
4 cups seeded, chopped long
green chiles
5 cups chopped onion
'A cup seeded, finely chopped
jalapeno peppers
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cups bottled lemon juice
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
2 tablespoons ground cumin
3 tablespoons oregano leaves
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
Combine all ingredients except
cumin, oregano, and cilantro in a
large pot and faring to a boil, stir
ring frequently, then reduce heat
and simmer 10 minutes. Add
spices and simmer for another 20
minutes, stirring occasionally.
Ladle hot into pint,jars, leaving
'A -inch head space. Adjust lids
and process in aboiling water can -
ner. IS minutes ato-1,000 feet alti
tude. Yield: 16-18 pints.
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