Thanks folks. I'm not gonna give up just yet. Its still putting out new growth. I didn't know about the reduced watering so it had been getting some rain water. I took it out of the pot and its pretty damp. For now, since it may be a lost cause I have it sitting out of the pot to hopefully dry out faster. The other two I have are doing nothing yet. One was in the ground all winter, mulched well and the other was in a pot alongside this one with the oozing. I guess I'm impatient. This being my first time overwintering I cannot understand why one is putting out new growth and the other two (one in ground all winter and the other pot is not). Just worried I guess. I'm so so sorry to be a pest. I just want these to make it mainly because I did my best at trying to overwinter them. I'm not use to these brugs. I want to see new growth so bad, and I figured this week of warm weather we've had I would have seen something. But nothing thus far. It's confusing to a newbie when you have three and one is putting on new growth and the others not. Both that were in pots, I checked the roots they looked good. Both had new white roots on them. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

I agree with Annie. There's nothing in the ingredients that would make it "unsafe" but there may over time be a degradation of quality so that it never jells properly. I have a feeling, that probably takes a lot longer to happen (due to the foil pouches) than the "use by" label would indicate. I probably would not worry about this with something like a plum jam, which is so high in pectin it's likely to set on its own anyway, though adding SureJell does no harm. But I would use only fresh liquid pectin with a pepper jelly because there's little pectin in the ingredients. Carol

It can take a month to gel. If it doesn't by then use as a syrup. That or you can remake using instructions, but it turns out more gummy in texture. If you have some Clear Jel you can also recook it with that to get it thicker. You use Clear Jel for pie fillings or can be used for jams. Also, if you did the 5 min. processing that is with BOILED sterilized jars. If you process them for 10 min. and skip the boiling of the jarss it may be faster for you. Any food processed 10 min. or longer do not have to be boiled first. I just process all of mine for 10 min. and skip the presterilizing of the jars.

Hi Mindy, That drainage is called leachate. You can call it worm pee if you like but I doubt worms do pee, lol. That happens if the moisture from the worm food cannot be absorbed by the bedding (shredded newspaper and/or cardbard/corrugated cardboard) anymore. Which means the bin is going to the wet side. For a beginner it is better not to have a bin that is too wet because there are things that can go wrong(1)or there are things that you shouldn't have done to cause this(2). (1) the VC (vermicompost) get compacted and will not allow aeration and this in turn can cause an anaerobic condition >> stinky bin and may/will harm your worms. This is the reason some people won't use leachate. I personally use the leachate to water my outdoor plants, diluted 1:10 and in my case I haven't found any negative result. Once you are more experienced and know how to manage your bin, it is OK to have a bin that is on the wet side w/o going anaerobic. Worms DO like wet environment. You can use a breathable material to cover your bin to help with evaporation, and aeration. (2) this could be a result of too much food or food with too much water contents like tomatoes, melons and the like. Or not enough newspaper and the like. So, add more newspaper but DO NOT mix it with the food, just put it on top. Mixing them will cause the bin to heat up. If you have room in your freezer, freeze the kitchen scraps in a ziplock bag or some container for a couple of days. Many people do this to kill the fruit-fly eggs that came with the veggie or fruit. Some do this so they can drain the water once defrosted. I do not have room in my freezer and my bins are outside anyway, so I let the scraps sit for several days (pre-rotting) and drain the liquid. This is the kind of food worms like best and get processed faster. Since your bin is new, make sure you are not overfeeding them.