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The Gardening Education Center (GEC) is a dynamic, experimental garden where UC Master Gardeners employ environmentally sound, water-wise methods to propagate and grow a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, pollinator plants and cover crops throughout the year. The GEC features a range of growing…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
Enjoy right out of the jar! Use on desserts such as pound cake or cheesecakes. The syrup is wonderful for drizzles too. Savory ideas – Use them in salads (use the syrup in your dressing), serve with ham or a glaze for chicken wings. Yield: ~ 6, pint jars Prep: 45 Minutes Processing: 15 MinutesIngredients: •…
These can then be eaten right out of the jar like candy or used on desserts such as pound cakes or cheesecakes. The syrup is wonderful for drizzles, too. Savory ideas: use them in salads (use the syrup in your dressing!), they would be perfect with ham, maybe as a glaze for chicken wings. Yield: ~ 6, half…
Blueberry Peach Jam (no pectin) This jam makes a perfect pairing with cheese or topped on yogurt or ice cream. Makes: ~ 6 - 7 half-pint jars Prep: 30 minutes Processing Time: 5 MinutesINGREDIENTS: • 4 cups chopped peaches (~4 lbs peaches) • 4 cups blueberries (~1 quart fresh blueberries or 2 ten-ounce…
A vibrant combination of green tomatoes, pearl onions and sweet and hot peppers. Makes: 5 Quart Jars Prep: 50 Minutes Processing Time: 15 MinutesINGREDIENTS: • ¼ cup mixed pickling spice • 2 Tbsp mustard seeds • 7 lbs green tomatoes, cored and cut into eighths (~21 medium) • 4 cups sliced, seeded Hungarian…
These long, pickled pepper strips are the perfect fit for tacos, nachos, or any favorite sandwich that needs spicing up.Makes: ~ 6 pint jars Prep: 25 Minutes Processing Time: 10 MinutesINGREDIENTS: • 3 ½ pounds jalapenos, seeded and quartered • 1 cup thinly sliced white onion • 2 large carrots, thinly sliced…
Workshop: Healthy soil is the key to growing healthy plants, but what is healthy soil? How do you know if you have it? With some hands-on demonstrations, we will also discuss soil texture, porosity and movement of air, water and nutrients in soil.Presenter Bio: MJ Brovold is a UC Certified Master Gardener…
