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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.
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.
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 they're doing something cool with genetic engineering. This isn't a statement as to whether I think genetic engineering is moral or not. I reserve judgment on that.
Sounds great. Finally they're doing something cool with genetic engineering. This isn't a statement as to whether I think genetic engineering is moral or not. I reserve judgment on that.
I've been organizing the forums more, both for the sake of education, and to make it easier to add more kinds of vegetable forums. For instance, there are now forums for some clades and several orders. So, they contain families and such, and this makes it easier to build the forum structure. Don't worry. I plan to make more pinned posts to make it easy to find stuff, as well as more subdomains.
I've been adding new forums, too.
The Fruits and Nuts forum has been assimilated. I plan to make pinned posts to replace it.
The quick access links should be updated, eventually, too.
I've been adding new forums, too.
The Fruits and Nuts forum has been assimilated. I plan to make pinned posts to replace it.
The quick access links should be updated, eventually, too.
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 so with water. I zap 15 minutes per each of the three frequencies. Then, I remove the bags, get the water out, and place them (still in the herbal tea bags) on brown paper bags in a room with a fan.
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 so with water. I zap 15 minutes per each of the three frequencies. Then, I remove the bags, get the water out, and place them (still in the herbal tea bags) on brown paper bags in a room with a fan.
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 harm the seeds of many vegetables, considering a study I read about where the conductor of the study was interested in determining whether vegetable seeds could survive crossing the ocean. The seeds tended to sprout after soaking for a month or so in a certain solution. For my hypothesis, I think an hour-long soak might be sufficient, however (but I would probably want a saltier solution).
I don't think this would harm the seeds of many vegetables, considering a study I read about where the conductor of the study was interested in determining whether vegetable seeds could survive crossing the ocean. The seeds tended to sprout after soaking for a month or so in a certain solution. For my hypothesis, I think an hour-long soak might be sufficient, however (but I would probably want a saltier solution).
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 sweet potatoes that I know it could be are all Monocots.
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dioscorea_
sweet_potato
This is in the Monocots forum because the alternatives to sweet potatoes that I know it could be are all Monocots.
yam_
dioscorea_
sweet_potato
* 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)
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.
The smell is interesting (like a mix between grapefruit and lime with another smell). The pith is pretty good, and to me it tasted a lot like grapefruit pith (but more pleasant than that might sound). The fruit tasted like fruit punch! Not like any other citrus. I love this fruit. I love other citruses, too.
The other taster thought the pith didn't taste like grapefruit pith, and was pleased with it. This taste did seem to think the overall fruit had some similarities to grapefruit, but was different.
Anyway, my overall analysis is that if you like Hawaiian punch with a little grapefruit mixed in, you'll probably love this. You should try it.
The fruit was seedless. It was almost as easy to peel as a grapefruit, but the fruit sections were more difficult to separate from one another.
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.
The smell is interesting (like a mix between grapefruit and lime with another smell). The pith is pretty good, and to me it tasted a lot like grapefruit pith (but more pleasant than that might sound). The fruit tasted like fruit punch! Not like any other citrus. I love this fruit. I love other citruses, too.
The other taster thought the pith didn't taste like grapefruit pith, and was pleased with it. This taste did seem to think the overall fruit had some similarities to grapefruit, but was different.
Anyway, my overall analysis is that if you like Hawaiian punch with a little grapefruit mixed in, you'll probably love this. You should try it.
The fruit was seedless. It was almost as easy to peel as a grapefruit, but the fruit sections were more difficult to separate from one another.
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