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- Canning Spaghetti sauce - Ask Extension
Hi Sue, Thanks for reaching out The lemon juice added to most canned tomato recipes is an essential ingredient for safety because tomatoes are often not acidic enough to prevent the growth of bacterial spores that cause botulism poisoning If you are using a recipe that calls for lemon juice, and you finished your canning without lemon juice more than 24 hours ago, the contents are
- Adding lemon juice to apple butter? - Ask Extension
You can add lemon juice to apple sauce or butter with no concerns about safety It will make it more acidic, which is even safer than just the apples Be sure to keep the butter hot, or bring it back to at least simmering before filling the hot jars If allowed to cool, the processing time may not be enough to heat it through and it may mold, even if the jars seal https: nchfp uga edu how
- Lemon tree - fruit falling off prematurely - Ask Extension
I have a Meyer lemon tree that seems to be healthy, gets plenty of blooms and lemons after blooming Within a month or two, the tiny lemons fall off The tree is in a sunroom and gets morning direct sun (until noon) I water once per week and apply organic citrus fertilizer once a month or so
- Substituting lemon juice for vinegar - Ask Extension
Hi, In the USDA recipes for salsa, it is safe to substitute bottled lemon or lime juice for the vinegar in the recipes that call for vinegar It is substituted on a cup for cup basis (i e equal amounts) This is a safe substitution because lemon juice is more acidic (lower pH), than vinegar On the Ball and Kerr recipes, I suggest contacting the customer service department for an answer to
- Meyer Lemon Bush Leaves All Drop Off - Ask Extension
Since you mention specifically that the leaves are dropping off of both the Meyer Lemon and the Key Lime trees, I will address that issue primarily: First of all, it is easy to overwater Meyer lemons: Overwatering saturates the tree and the soil around it causing nutrient deficiencies and diseases The main sign of overwatering is yellowing and leaves falling off the tree Overwatering the
- Perennial Colorado Sunflowers - Ask Extension
Lemon queen sunflowers are lovely and will grow well anywhere on the Front Range, but because they are hybrids they will not reseed, nor will the plant come back next year They are annuals only
- lemon tree problem - Ask Extension
Hi, it is lovely that your lemon tree is flowering! I hope that you are enjoying it's fragrant blooms There are several things that could be causing your lemon tree to drop it's leaves First, have you moved it recently? Either inside, outside, or simply further from a window? Lemon trees and other citrus trees need high light and warm temperatures If you're going to start acclimating it to
- Meyer Lemon Tree Has Mold - Ask Extension
Your Meyer lemon has black sooty mold Sooty mold is unsightly, but it does virtually no harm to the plant Consider the presence of sooty mold an indication of insect activity that may cause damage Sooty mold grows on the honeydew dropped by many sap-feeding insects (most commonly aphids, scale and whiteflies) The honeydew is a sugary liquid that the insects excrete as waste Manage sooty
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