Here, we’ve rounded up tricks for easily peeling peaches for canning. Check the peaches daily; they can quickly go from perfectly ripe to overripe. Next, treat with an ascorbic acid color keeper solution; drain. Here’s how to accomplish each of those steps. While it may seem like extra work, there are good reasons why we blanch peaches for canning. It firms the flesh, increases flavor, and loosens the skin for peeling....

Well show you how and share our favorite recipes. Blaine Moats On the hunt for a great canning pears recipe? How to Can Pears Here’s our Test Kitchen’s preferred method for making homemade canned pears. Credit:Blaine Moats Step 1: Prep Your Pears Allow for 2 to 3 pounds of pears per quart. Wash the pears with cool, clear water, but do not soak them. Drain the pears, then peel and core them....

Make a big batch of homemade sauce now and can it for later with these tips. Cantomato saucenow and save yourself tons of time later! One taste, and you’ll be hooked on homemade! It’s a slightly more involved process, butroasted garlicgives pasta a delicious depth of flavor. Even the processing time is the samejust 35 minutes. How to Can Pizza Sauce Want toturn your kitchen into a pizzeria? Making and canning pizza sauce is the first step!...

Preserve the flavor of fresh tomatoes by canning them in a boiling water bath or pressure canner. Cooks and nutritionists consider tomatoes a vegetable butbotanically, they are a fruit. That fact affects the way tomatoes are canned. Credit:Grant Webster That means that you dont need to own apressure cannerto can tomatoes. Here are step-by-step instructions for canning tomatoes in a boiling-water bath or a pressure canner. Well show you how to process tomatoes whole, halved, or crushed....

Wonder what caramelizing is? Well, all vegetables and fruits contain natural sugars. When heated, these sugars brown and caramelize, becoming more intense in flavor. Credit:Grant Webster Onions are great candidates for caramelizing because they contain plenty of natural sugars. Onions can be caramelized by cooking them slowly in oil. Or they can be caramelized using a little sugar. Credit: Blaine Moats Read on to learn how to caramelize onions like a pro using our Test Kitchen’s step-by-step process....

These care tips for a potted hibiscus in winter will help you keep it healthy indoors until spring. Hibiscus are amazing, high flower-power shrubs thatgrow easily in containersand can provide years of enjoyment. However,tropical hibiscus(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)is not a fan of cold weather. Credit: Marty Baldwin If temperatures drop below freezing where you live, you must bring your container-planted hibiscus indoors over the winter. Fortunately, keeping them happy through the colder months in the house isnt difficult....

This houseplant thrives without much light, making it easy to grow. It is valued for its special foliage and low maintenance. Arrowhead vine is toxic to pets. Credit: Marty Baldwin A north- or east-facing window is ideal. Arrowhead Vine Care Tips Light Grow arrowhead vine in a spot with medium light. Rooms with east-facing windows and small windows usually provide plenty of light for this plant. Credit: Marty Baldwin A few hours of bright light are fine too....

To ensure gorgeous, showy flowers all summer long, follow these tips for planting and growing begonias. However, there are a few secrets to getting the most out of these big-blooming plants. Read on for our best begonia care tips and tricks. Credit:Justin Hancock Begonias are toxic to pets. Justin Hancock Where to Plant Begonias Begonias are versatile in their light requirements. Generally, most varieties do well in partial shade, since begonias are naturally a forest understory plant....

This popular, pretty China doll plant deserves a spot in your collection. A China doll plant is grown as a houseplant for its abundant glossy-green, fernlike leaves. Adapted from its origin as a large tree, this fast-growing plant now happily tolerates indoor-growing conditions. Credit:BHG / Kelli Jo Emanuel A China doll plant rarely blooms indoors. This native of Southeast Asia was introduced as a houseplant in the 1980s. It grows up to 4 feet tall and is valued for bringing airy greenery into homes....

Get all the tips you gotta care for Easter lilies indoors and out with this guide. Where to Plant Easter Lilies In the garden, Easter lilies grow best inUSDA Hardiness Zones 48. The bulbs require well-draining, rich soil with regular moisture throughout the spring growing season. Credit: David Prahl/Getty Images Bamboo stakes and grow-through plant supports are also options. If theyre planted too shallow, they may require more staking. Easter Lilies Care Tips The following care guidelines apply toEaster lilies grown outdoorsin a garden bed....

Use these tips to ensure that the herbs in your garden grow well and stay healthy. Fresh herbs make just about any dish better, and for good reason. If you start your herbs from seeds, follow the planting instructions on the packet. Credit: Jim Krantz Sow hardy perennial herb seeds outdoors several weeksbefore your average last frost date. Transplanting Herbs Plant container-started herbs in the garden after the danger of frost has passed....

Keep your mini-succulents healthy and looking adorable with these indoor gardening tips. Once you see these trendy, teeny-tiny indoor plants, you’ll want more than one in your collection. Mini-Succulent Care Mini-succulents need thesame care as regular-sized succulentsonly in tiny doses. Credit:kyonntra / Getty Images Soil and Water Mini-succulents need tiny containers with drainage holes. Fill the container with well-drainingpotting soil formulated for cacti and succulents; African violet soil is also suitable....

Available in dozens of exciting varieties, fall mums can bloom for weeks. BHG / Kelli Jo Emanuel Are Mums Perennials or Annuals? Both types come from the same original parent, a golden-yellow daisy-like mum from China. Credit:BHG / Kelli Jo Emanuel Today’s hybrids in both categories result from endless crosses between several species from China and Japan. The result of such hybridization performed over hundreds of years isdifferent types of mumsthat perform for two distinct purposes....