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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
- Scale infestation on Meyer Lemon drawft tree - Ask Extension
Marion County Oregon Expert Response Dear Bill, Thank you for contacting Ask Extension about scale insects on your Meyer lemon tree Scale is extremely common on citrus plants and they usually arrive in the same pot Scale is pervasive, but once under control, it can be kept in check with only occasional spraying as soon as they begin to reappear
- 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
- How can I preserve lemon verbena through winter? - Extension
You believe correctly Lemon verbena is rated for zones 8 (or 9) to 11 so will survive if you protect it when temperatures are predicted to dip below 32F Then, too, understand that, because it’s a deciduous shrub, you should remain calm when the leaves drop! I wouldn’t bring it indoors for the winter because it is deciduous and, thus, requires a cool rest period with moderate conditions
- 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
- 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
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