Fig ( like pear ) preserves are made by boiling them in a heavy sugar syrup then sealing them in a hot water bath. I don't have much experience since I can't keep a fig tree alive for the life of me.

Get a "Ball's Blue Book of Canning" or do a Google. There's a lot of good sites out there.

Thank you sir. I'll forward this to MrsChicken.

Keep fig preserve ideas coming please.

Thanks yall.

Chickenman, the harvest looks good...you on the other hand...Nah, I'll be nice.

Anyone else have ideas for fig preserves?

We did screwed it up last year.

It might be best just to eat them as is.

CM, I don't have all my recipe books here...I took them to the other place for Christmas. I did find this recipe on AllRecipes.com (one of my favorite recipe sites)...


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If you PM me next week, I have to run back to Joshua to get some parts for one of the boats...I can get the cookbooks then...but you'll need to remind me.

could you dehydrate them?

What would cause my tomato plants to become yellow and dead looking on the bottom but healthy lush green on top? The blooms are plentiful on the top half and still producing tomatoes. I'm picking tomtoes daily.

Appreciate any insight!

Yes. I've dehydrated everything from Angus steaks to watermelons.

Could be too much water, not enough, a disease, etc...Most likely, it's the heat and not enough water. My main goal would be to keep the plants alive through the summer, because they will bounce back. For whatever reason, the fall harvest is always better for me when it comes to tomatoes...

Same here LSS. I kept mine alive through last summer's heat and they started producing again in September. I'm picking tomatoes every day right now but the 100+ temps forecasted will shut them down for a while,

I've been waiting for 2 of my celebrities to turn red, went to pick them this morning, and something wanted them more than me.

Thanks for the tips

Hoppers are gonna be a problem this year. Google dirt doctor and you can find organic controls that won't poison your garden.