PlanterTomato Vegetable Gardening Podcast

Yummy Thanksgiving Side Dish - Roasted Root Vegetables (Podcast)

If you haven't decided what to put next to your Turkey this Thanksgiving, here's a side dish that is easy to prepare and delicious.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Wednesday, November 24, 2011:

PlanterTomato 11_24_2011 Roasted Root Vegetables

How to Can Sweet Peppers (Podcast)

In this Podcast, I'll show you how to preserve sweet peppers.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, October 30, 2011:

PlanterTomato10_30_2011 Canning Sweet Peppers

 

How to Can Tomatoes (Podcast)

In this posting, I'll show you how to can tomatoes using both the hot water bath method and with a pressure canner.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, September 5, 2011:

How to Can Tomatoes

 

How To Can Green Beans (Podcast)

In this Podcast, I explain how to use a pressure canner to preserve green beans.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, August 14, 2011:

 

PlanterTomato 8_14_2011 Canning Green Beans

 

How to Harvest, Store And Pickle Garlic (Podcast)

In this posting, I'll describe when to harvest garlic and the easiest, and perhaps the best, way to store it.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, June 5, 2011:

PlanterTomato6_5_2011 Garlic

Best Mac & Cheese Recipe (Podcast)

Traditional macaroni & cheese is a wonderful comfort food, but there's a way to make it more of a gourmet meal for those times when you want something a bit more special. 

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, January 17, 2010:

PlanterTomato1_17_2011Best Mac & Cheese

Canning Tomatoes & A Quick Pasta Sauce Recipe (Podcast)

In this posting, I describe how to can tomatoes using a pressure caner and provide my wife's recipe for a quick, light pasta sauce you can make in about 25 minutes.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Friday, Sept 10, 2010:

PlanterTomato_9_10_2010CanningTomatoes

Preserving Your Harvets Part II: Canning (Podcast)

In this podcast, I explain some basics of canning.  If you are considering caning for the first time, this post will save you time doing research on the process and give you a "quick start" guide to the process.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Wednesday, August 11, 2010:

PlanterTomato_8_11_2010Canning

Preserving Your Harvest Part I: Freezing & Vacuum Sealers (Podcast)

In this first of the series on food preservation, I'll cover how to freeze vegetables and vacuum sealer machines.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Friday, August 6, 2010:

PlanterTomato_8_6_2010Freezing

Three Radish Varieites & A Pickling Recipe That's Great for A Vodka Martini (Podcast)

In this posting, I'll describe three radishes I'm growing this year and provide a very unusual recipe to pickle them.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Tuesday, May 4, 2010:

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Making Sauerkraut At Home: You May Want to Hire a Professional Taster (Podcast)

Learn the results of my recent attempt to make sauerkraut at home and get the recipe to make your own.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, April 5, 2010:

PlanterTomato_4_5_2010SauerkrautResults

Grocery Gardening: An Interview with Jean Ann Van Krevelan (Podcast)

An Interview with book author and blogger Jean Ann Van Krevelan on growing and preserving vegetables.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, March 29, 2010:

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How to Make Sauerkraut & Other Pickled Vegetables

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, February 21, 2010

How to make your homemade sauerkraut and preserve carrots, beets, onions, and other vegetables you grow in your backyard garden.

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Wagner Never Ate Sauerkraut From A Can

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, February 21, 2010

Discovering fresh sauerkraut and why you'll never want to eat canned or bottled sauerkraut ever again.

PlanterTomato 2_21_2010 Wagner Never Ate Sauerkraut From A Can