Canning Spaghetti sauce - Ask Extension
Sep 4, 2024 · 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 …
Adding lemon juice to apple butter? - Ask Extension
Oct 22, 2018 · 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 …
Lemon tree - fruit falling off prematurely - Ask Extension
Apr 17, 2020 · 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 …
How can I preserve lemon verbena through winter? - Extension
Nov 18, 2013 · 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, …
Substituting lemon juice for vinegar - Ask Extension
Nov 21, 2017 · 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 …
Meyer Lemon Bush Leaves All Drop Off - Ask Extension
Mar 19, 2023 · 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 …
Home canning - substitutions/additions - Ask Extension
Jun 18, 2019 · Dried lavender flowers? Fresh lemon verbena or basil leaves? Citrus zest? Can you substitute lime juice for lemon juice? I remember the emphasis on following recipes precisely, but am …
Perennial Colorado Sunflowers - Ask Extension
Jul 13, 2020 · 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 …
Meyer Lemon Tree Has Mold - Ask Extension
Oct 6, 2023 · 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 …
How can you tell if you have a lemon or a lime tree? - Extension
Mar 7, 2016 · Lemon trees, on the other hand, will grow to be 10 to 20 feet tall. Look at the leaves. When the flowers are in bloom, the flowers of a lemon tree will have purple blush, while the flowers …