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Condensed Tomato Soup Canning Recipe

November 30, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
two jars of canned tomato soup

A simple and delicious condensed tomato soup canning recipe made from fresh ingredients.

Categories Canning Tags tomatoes 13 Comments

How To Can Tomato Sauce, {Plus} Tomato Powder From Scraps

November 3, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

Learn how to make a delicious, healthy tomato sauce, and can it for years ahead. Plus, make tomato powder with the leftover scraps!

Categories Canning Tags tomatoes 29 Comments

Exactly When to Harvest Tomatoes

November 22, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
harvested tomatoes

Fully vine-ripened tomatoes are no doubt delicious. But there are several good reasons why you might actually want to harvest your tomatoes before they reach the peak of ripeness.

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 40 Comments

How to Can Tomato Juice Step by Step

November 13, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
jars of canned tomato juice

Home canned tomato juice is SO much better than store-bought versions. Check out this step-by-step tutorial to see exactly how easy it is to do yourself!

Categories Canning Tags tomatoes 28 Comments

How To Freeze Tomatoes

May 27, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
zipper bags of frozen tomatoes inside freezer

Here’s a great way to keep your tomatoes until you have enough to can!

Categories Food Preservation Tags tomatoes 57 Comments

The Best All-Purpose Tomatoes

June 7, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

If you could only pick one type of tomato to grow on your homestead, what would it be?

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 19 Comments

Tomato Suckers: What Are They and Pruning Them

May 20, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
suckers on tomato plant

To prune, or not to prune… that is the question!

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 19 Comments

Frost Damaged Tomatoes: How to Tell and What To Do

June 14, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
frost-damaged tomatoes covered in mulch

That’s what I get for trusting this unseasonably warm Spring weather!! A frost, when I was least expecting it.

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 19 Comments

DIY A Simple 2 Liter Bottle Plant Drip Irrigation System

December 2, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
drip irrigation plastic bottle in raised bed

Here’s a great way to recycle those plastic soda bottles into automatic waterers for your garden plants!

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 6 Comments

My Garden This Year

April 12, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

Here’s what the start of this year’s garden looks like. It’s just seedlings so far, but hopefully in a couple of months everything will be flourishing!

Categories Garden Tags broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, herbs, onions, strawberries, tomatoes 19 Comments

The Spaghetti Sauce Flop

November 24, 2021 by Kendra Lynne

I used all of the tomatoes I’d grown and saved from my garden, and spent hours making this sauce. How did I mess it up so badly??

Categories Canning Tags tomatoes 58 Comments

What Makes Tomatoes Split?

May 23, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
split tomato in hand

This year my tomatoes have had a new problem. Cracking!

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 10 Comments

Homemade Tomato Cage

May 25, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

A little bit of twine and a few good sticks is all you need to make your own tomato cage!

Categories Garden, Homestead Frugality Tags projects, tomatoes 8 Comments

Re-potting Tomato Seedlings Step by Step

July 17, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

What to do, and another what NOT to do!!

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 6 Comments

Starting My Tomato Seeds (Second Year Gardening)

November 13, 2022 by Kendra Lynne

Last year, my tomato seedlings did not do well at all! This time around, I’m making a few changes. *Crossing my fingers that these plants get off to a much better start!*

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 14 Comments

How To Save Tomato Seeds

September 12, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
dried heirloom tomato seeds

Step by step how to save the highest quality tomato seeds. Plus, how to store them.

Categories Garden Tags tomatoes 2 Comments
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kendra lynne
"Hi! I'm Kendra. I'm a wife, mother, and homesteader. I love everything that has to do with simple living. I'm a canning instructor, an avid gardener, and a constant learner of old-fashioned skills. Here is where I share it all. Welcome to the adventure!"
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