Life
This is for things pertaining to life (such as plants, animals, food, and health). It's also for biological entities.
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This article about the edible qualities of nasturtians says that they contain vitamin D. That's a rare claim when it comes to reading about plants, in my experience. The only other plant I know where someone has made the claim about it is the Cape Gooseberry ground cherry ; of course, the amount...read more
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by Radishrain
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How to Grow Tree Collards:
https://blog.gardeningknowhow.com/guest-bloggers/john-jeavons-tree-collards/
You can grow them from seed or from cuttings, apparently. They're perennials.
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by Radishrain
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This is a fascinating article mentioning how jackfruit (native to India) does in Hawaii, as well as some other general jackfruit information:
http://www.gardenguyhawaii.com/2013/04/what-is-jackfruit.html
I didn't know you could make jackfruit seed flour as a gluten-free substitute for wheat.
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by Radishrain
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Cottonseed is toxic to humans (not necessarily some other animals), but they've genetically engineered a kind with edible seeds for humans to eat: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/17/658221327/not-just-for-cows-anymore-new-cottonseed-is-safe-for-people-to-eat
Sounds great. Finally...read more
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by Radishrain
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An experimental seed-saving process that I do, and enjoy, is this:
I remove the seeds from the fruit, into a strainer, wash them in the sink and rub the gel sacks (if present) off, put them in labeled herbal tea bags, and zap them with a Z4EX in a quart or pint jar filled a couple inches or s...read more
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by Radishrain
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Because salt is very strongly antimicrobial, I hypothesize that soaking seeds in a strong salt water solution might be enough to disinfect them of diseases that are not inside the seeds. This could potentially be more effective than bleach when it comes to fungus.
I don't think this would har...read more
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by Radishrain
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Today, I saw, for the first time, yams at Walmart (in Idaho), which were not sweet potatoes. They were probably Dioscorea, by the look of them, but I'm uncertain. Definitely nothing I've ever seen in the grocery store before. Exciting.
This is in the Monocots forum because the alternatives to...read more
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by Radishrain
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* The Mirchi pepper on Dino Dana, season 2, episode 2 (it appears to be Capsicum annuum, but I could be wrong; it's supposed to be pretty tasty)
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by Radishrain
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We got a pomelo at Walmart, today, and ate it. This is the first pomelo I've eaten, although I've been aware of their presence for almost twenty years.
I had heard they were like large grapefruits. They certainly look like large grapefruits, but they don't smell or taste a lot like them.
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by Radishrain
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Apparently, you can oven fry potatoes. It seems much easier/faster than frying them on a burner (granted, I only ate them and heard about the process; I haven't tried cooking them myself, yet). They taste great. I was impressed.
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by Radishrain
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Here's Martha Stewart's page about starting tomatoes from seed. She talks about some tomato varieties, too:
https://www.themarthablog.com/2018/04/starting-tomatoes-from-seed.html
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by Radishrain
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* Honeycomb F2
* Honeycomb x Torpeda F2
* Charley's Pride
* Noir De Carmes x Metki Dark Green Serpent F2
* ?Ashkahabad (if I have seeds)
* Orangeflesh Honeydew
* Canoe Creek Colossal
* Healy's Pride x Ginger's Pride F2
* Metki Dark Green Serpent '17
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by Radishrain
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So, I've had an apple intolerance since 2009. I started eating raw apples again recently, and they seem to be healthy for me again. However, I'm noticing that the apples have a lot more flavor and sweetness than I remember! They're like candy.
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by Radishrain
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Not everyone is fond of the smell and/or flavor of epazote. Some compare it to kerosene and gasolene. I personally like the smell and the taste, though.
To change the taste significantly, I recommend cooking the leaves into something. It's different cooked, and you'll probably like it more.
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by Radishrain
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I laughed a surprising amount at some of these:
https://www.rd.com/jokes/thankgiving-jokes/turkey-jokes/
Sorry for the obstructive ads there.
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by Radishrain
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I grew a number of summer savory plants, this year. I left the plants out beyond the frost in hopes that they would reseed. I noticed the other day that the pods opened up and they have black seeds inside.
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by Radishrain
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Baked oatmeal is surprisingly awesome. It cooks fast, too. My motivation for reinventing it (I tried it before, liked it, and eventually forgot about it) was to avoid burning the milk (milk burns easily on the stovetop, it seems especially with quick oats).
Anyway, here's what you do:
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by Radishrain
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Store-bought Marie Calendar cherry pie is pretty good, lately.
I always prefer the homemade with home-canned sour cherries, but if you're going to buy one, it's a great choice.
I don't know what kind of cherries Marie Calendar uses.
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by Radishrain
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I've discovered that basil improves the taste of Hawaiian pizza quite a bit (especially with the thick Candian bacon wedges that don't taste very much like the other Canadian bacon; basil makes it taste more like it, as does pineapple, of course).
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by Radishrain
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It tasted like a mix between grapefruit and maple bars.
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by Radishrain
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From things I've read and a few things I've grown, I would recommend trying the following black tomatoes, for a good introduction to black tomatoes:
* Cherokee Purple
* Indian Stripe Potato Leaf (similar to Cherokee Purple, and often preferred to the RL version)
* Black Cherry (maybe try Au...read more
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Amarylla tomatillo
Offsite articles:
• Dave's Garden
Vendors:
• 123seeds.com (Spelled Amarilla here, and so may be another variety.)
• Annapolis Seeds
• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
• ChilePlants.com
• Chilisforever
• FrozenSeeds.com
• HRSeeds
• Oro Seeds
• packetseeds.co...read more
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This was the ground cherry I've grown that was the largest on its first year, and the second-sweetest on its first year. It's supposed to be the frosty-hardy Physalis heterophylla Nees, but I don't think it is. It didn't grow back, and it looked and tasted much like Aunt Molly's and Goldie . I'...read more
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Goldie is the groundcherry I've grown that was the sweetest on its first year. The fruit was smaller than Aunt Molly's that year (although it was potentially larger on subsequent years; it may have been a cross, however). The variety is very similar to Aunt Molly's and Ammon Martin's. I got my ...read more
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Queen of Malinalco tomatillo
Offsite articles:
• Dave's Garden
Offsite threads:
• Queen of Malinalco husk tomato , on TomatoJunction.com (13 Dec 2019)
Vendors:
• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
• Rooted Organics
• Indie Urban Acres Plant Sale
• The Roughwood Table
• Seed Savers ...read more
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