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Welcome to Tiger Gardens!
We are Sue & Tim Tiger, and you can find us at the Urbana, Illinois Farmer's Market every Saturday.
We make award-winning jams, jellies, salsas, sauces, soups, pickles, and relishes from locally-grown produce.
Our mission is to share with you the joy of canning fruits and vegetables that actually taste good!
Tiger Gardens Blog
I'm so excited to share with you weekly what we're doing in the garden to grow our veggies for our canned goods and take you through the canning process so you can see what we're making each week.
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Sue Tiger
Jul 10, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Kitchen 7/9/23: Getting ready for the Fairs!
We are so excited at Casa Tiger, getting our entries ready for the 2023 Champaign County Fair, and also the Illinois State Fair! The...
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Sue Tiger
Jul 7, 20231 min read
Mid-week weeding success! 7/6/23
Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I want to post weekly, but we're getting to the part of summer that's super busy -- both...
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Sue Tiger
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Monday in the Kitchen 6/12/23
Hello all you awesome canners! So, Monday in the Kitchen starts with ... Sunday in the Garden!! You know my mission is for everyone to...
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Sue Tiger
Jun 4, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Garden 6/4/23
Getting things IN THE GROUND! No video today. I've had this past week OFF work, which means, I've worked harder than I have in a long...
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Sue Tiger
Jun 4, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Garden 5/28/23
Our first cucumber = our first pickle sighting!!
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Sue Tiger
May 24, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Kitchen 5/21/23!
May 21st, 2023: New title for a more accurate blog post, as I really need to concentrate on what we can. It's true, we do have a...
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Sue Tiger
May 15, 20231 min read
Urbana Farmer's Market at the Square!
Saturday, May 13th, 2023: Lots of pictures from this week's market -- mine and the market's! I want everyone to shop at your local...
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Sue Tiger
May 8, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Garden 5/7/23
What a great first weekend at the Farmer's Market! Wore me out, but we managed to get a few key gardening things done, as well as...
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Sue Tiger
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Garden pre-Market!!!
We are so excited that the Urbana Market at the Square, the outdoor farmer's market in Urbana, Illinois starts this Saturday, May 6th,...
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Sue Tiger
Apr 16, 20231 min read
4/16/23: Ode to the Grow Light
This Sunday in the Garden episode is dedicated to the Grow Light. I have seen some AMAZING results in just the past week alone. So...
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Sue Tiger
Apr 9, 20232 min read
Sunday in the Garden 4/9/23: Rescuing tomato seedlings [AMAZING results!!]
5/9/23: Super Fantastic update with the tomato seedlings! 4/16/23: Spoiler Alert -- this turned out well! Grow lights work!! (Post...
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Sue Tiger
Apr 2, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Garden 4/2/23: Making Pickles!
This is Recipe 1, Lesson 3 in my Canning Academy -- Pickles! Steps to make crispy pickles: Soak newly-picked, young cucumbers in an...
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Sue Tiger
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Garden 3/26/23: Composting! Tilled in the garden 4/15/23
Our 6 compost piles have come a long way! Here, I teach you how to turn a wet pile that's just now getting itself unfrozen after a long...
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Sue Tiger
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Seed-planting Academy!
We've got all the makings for a relish/salsa garden! Learn to plant these 7 super-important staple veggies from seeds. Nurture them,...
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Sue Tiger
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Pickle Madness!
I still don't give a hoot about who is playing in the Elite 8 ... so this weekend is about planting more seeds. Let's do a Pickle garden:...
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Sue Tiger
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Jalapeño Madness
Friday night of the Sweet 16, and I don't care, because Illinois lost early on. So I'm entertaining myself tonight by planting jalapeño...
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Sue Tiger
Mar 19, 20232 min read
Sunday in the Garden 3/19/23
Planting tomato seeds! I'm so excited, I love growing tomatoes. I'm also so excited I said something that deserves correcting in the...
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Sue Tiger
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Sunday in the Garden 3/5/23
Planting garlic and cabbage seeds. And composting!
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Sue Tiger
Mar 1, 20236 min read
How to grow an Award-Winning cabbage from seed!
Last update: Sunday, May 21st, 2023: This post will follow how I start a cabbage from seed and nurture it to grow up to be an...
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Sue Tiger
Feb 26, 20234 min read
Sunday in the Garden 2/26/23
Making Blackberry Jam. Been busy these past six months! Sue started a new job in January, and it has been very busy @ Casa Tiger. We are...
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