2021 AUGUST - What Did You Do To Prep This Week/Month?

Started the new thread for the month.

Rick - thanks for the advice about the tomatoes - I'll try that, too.

My bell pepper that wintered over in the cabin is now producing peppers! I have about 5 in various stages, some green, some turning a little red.

The pineapple continues to grow, not sure when to harvest, but it looks nice. I don't know much about pineapples, it's about 5 years old and this is its first fruit.

The avocado tree I was gifted has tripled in size, but I don't think it's supposed to produce for a few years.

I canned some more tomatoes and am currently dehydrating some plantain leaves for salves and a sliced orange for future potpourris.

We've been canning tomatoes for the last few days - got 18 quarts, so far. Husband also canned 7 quarts of spaghetti.

We bought the tomatoes from a local and while we were there, he took us on a tour of his year-around greenhouse. Husband was suitably impressed and now agrees with me that we need one! It'll have to wait until next spring, though. The guy invested some money into it. The good thing is, we have a wood stove sitting in the garage doing nothing...he heats his green house in the winter with one, burning mostly slab wood.

My sister shared a squash from her little pot garden and gave me a pot of chives to add to my herb garden.

I trimmed the sage, oregano, and mint back - will be dehydrating it tomorrow.

We have 2 more babies in the family (one's not born yet)! We also have a couple sets of friends who are having babies.

I have company - the kids came to visit. So I put everyone to work in an assembly line making baby things - burp cloths and bibs. We finished 17 burp cloths, 11 bibs, and 2 pacifier clips. Today will be another sewing day.

I cleaned out the pantry OTC medicine cabinet a while back, got rid of old meds, and tossed a lot of stuff. So I began re-stocking, but didn't take the time to organize. a few days ago, I organized it and made a master list of all the meds. Still have some holes to fill, but I'm glad I have most of what we use. I include our supplements and vitamins in the master list.

Next up, the personal care cabinet. It is in dire need of re-stocking. Shampoos, conditioners, soaps, deodorants, shaving cream, razors, etc. Husband does have a safety razor and blades, but I like to keep disposables on hand, too.

We are starting to look at what needs to be done before Autumn/Winter. Getting an early start due to family medical issues that might hinder plans later.