2011 Veggies

[CarbonX]

Well Mac and others.

Day 1 (24 hours) for my pure cinnamon extract with 80 proof rum its starting to get. a little colour.
Day 2 (48 hours) for my pure cinnamon extract is starting to smell like cinnamon.

Day 1 (24 hours) for my pure Vanilla Bean Extract and its already gotten some colour and no smell of vanilla.


I want to get some oranges and make some pure orange extract and maybe some coconut and few other things.

 

[4tatude]

carbonx
thats very interesting. to be honest ive never given any thought to where or how extracts come from lol, keep us posted. may be a project i'd like to try.

 

[CarbonX]

carbonx
thats very interesting. to be honest ive never given any thought to where or how extracts come from lol, keep us posted. may be a project i'd like to try.

It is veryy interesting. I got into making syrups for my coffee drinks that I make a version of Starbucks coffee and some of them require vanilla extract, cinnamon and such so I figured why not make extracts instead. Most people prefer to use vodka. I chose rum since its what I have at hand atm. You have to use a min of 80 proof or higher for extracts.

the cost of buying extracts at the store of the same size of rum or vodka most likely cost more then if you were to buy a bottle of vodka or rum them self then natural things to make the extracts with..

 

[4tatude]

long ago i found that cost is irrelevent to something like this. the satisfaction n experience more than make up for cost. like my garden, if i charged my garden for every hour i spent there planting, watering, weeding, just fussing with the plants i couldnt afford it. but if you chargd for the theropy i get out of it, or for quality and variety of vegies i enjoy from it. i cant afford not to

 

[CarbonX]

long ago i found that cost is irrelevent to something like this. the satisfaction n experience more than make up for cost. like my garden, if i charged my garden for every hour i spent there planting, watering, weeding, just fussing with the plants i couldnt afford it. but if you chargd for the theropy i get out of it, or for quality and variety of vegies i enjoy from it. i cant afford not to

Well we not only grow because its nice and fun to do but also it can save us some money and I thought about bringing up making your own pure extracts because depending where you live its cheaper to make your own extract then to buy it. I also found out that there are people that have their pure extracts doing its thing for 6 months or more before they even touch it.

I also see it as.. An investment that can save you money in the short and long run.

 

[whodatnation]

long ago i found that cost is irrelevent to something like this. the satisfaction n experience more than make up for cost. like my garden, if i charged my garden for every hour i spent there planting, watering, weeding, just fussing with the plants i couldnt afford it. but if you chargd for the theropy i get out of it, or for quality and variety of vegies i enjoy from it. i cant afford not to

very very well put

 

[DST]

We should all be learning arts so that they are not forgoten. Who knows what the future holds, but our skills and knowledge should not be lost to manufacturing and modern industry. Go CarbonX. And I also agree with 4tatude, the Cost of me not spending time in my garden is huge, it is a required feature of life. Have a good weekend peeps.

DST

 

[mcpurple]

i like the xtract ideas, the only extract ive made is oil from weed. i was reading the other day about extraction of hot peppers to make a nice hot pepper oil to use on foods and to cook with.

and sorry about the video guys, i try to get it up every day, but it aint happening. after work im going to try to get moviemaker, and if not then i will take a new video tomorrow with a cam that i know how to use and know how to upload the video from. i feel if i show the video i shot a week ago also that it would npt show how big and how well it is doing, every thing is monsterest for the most part. i also just planted 2 eggplant, and 2 taxi toms or cherry. i dont know if i mentioned that already, its 5 am here and i havent had coffee

 

[4tatude]

spent 2 hrs with the theropist this eve (my garden lol) i feel refreshed n invigorated... everything is finally doing great. id guess im at least 6 weeks behind where i usually am this time of yr.on the plus side everything is setting fruit n coming on strong. harvested the last of the onions today, walawalas yummm... also picked a mess of collards n mustard greens. finished off the beets n the few carrots i had left. did some tieing on the maters, lots of fruit coming on. stacked another hoop on the cukes as they are geting tall. did a deep water as its supposed to be hot next couple days. peppers almost ready to harvest n tons coming in, squash are an every day thing now. beans flowering n some pod set. im most tickled over the eggplants, they are loaded with juvie fruit.
ill try n get some pics up next couple days.

 

[mcpurple]

sounds like it is going good 4Tatude.
i to just did a deep water last night as it is supposed to be 95 here today and will be around that temp for a week or so.
what do you mean by stacked another hoop on the cucumbers? im kinda of trellising mine, i am just placing bamboo steaks in and letting them climb those and then eventual they will be alon my fence line once they grow that way

 

[4tatude]

sounds like it is going good 4Tatude.
i to just did a deep water last night as it is supposed to be 95 here today and will be around that temp for a week or so.
what do you mean by stacked another hoop on the cucumbers? im kinda of trellising mine, i am just placing bamboo steaks in and letting them climb those and then eventual they will be alon my fence line once they grow that way

ive got hoops made from concrete reinforcing wire i use for climbing stuff n tomatoes. ive several that are only 4ft high. i start cukes on a 4ft then when needed i stack a second for additional heighth. note...due to heighth n wind when i set a second hoop i always drive a post to secure both. ive had wind do terrable damage to my cages, not worth chancing. ill post a pic soon.
hope every one is having a great 4th of july weekend, n dont forget to thank a vet for having the freedom to celebrate...
edit i too use bamboo but only on some beans, seems the cukes have trouble holding the bamboo so i use the hoops. i also use wire on trellises for beans, placed on the outer perimeter so the shading of other vegies is kept to a minimum.

 

[DST]

A few pics from the garden.

Red Iceberg

Cauliflower

Tasty Toms

Cucumbers

ooops, who put them there.....

Peace, DST

 

[mcpurple]

dam dst the garden is looking great. every thing besides the pot looks to be in full bloom now.
what size pot is that cauliflower in? from what i can see it looks to be only a half gal or a bit bigger.

 

[4tatude]

A few pics from the garden.

Red Iceberg

Cauliflower

Tasty Toms

Cucumbers

ooops, who put them there.....

Peace, DST

DST
looking good bro, dont know if it applies there but here we use a string or rubber band to cover the coliflower with its leaves. keeps the head from being sunburnt. just a thought

 

[DST]

dam dst the garden is looking great. every thing besides the pot looks to be in full bloom now.
what size pot is that cauliflower in? from what i can see it looks to be only a half gal or a bit bigger.

I think in your measurements it's probably about 1 1/2 gallon McP. I think it's about a 7 litre job...

DST
looking good bro, dont know if it applies there but here we use a string or rubber band to cover the coliflower with its leaves. keeps the head from being sunburnt. just a thought

Mmmn, well the sun here is limited to be honest, lol. But I may give that a try. Thanks bud.

Cheers guys and gals, have a nice day. DST

 

[mcpurple]

well harvested my first dark green zucchini last night. it was about 9 inches long and very good tasting. i usually dont harvest them that small but ive been hearing that it is best to harvest when a lil smaller but i dont see a difference at all in taste between a 12-15 inch zucchini and a 6-10 inch one, they taste the same to me, plus you get to eat more if you let them get bigger, i know not to let them go to long though or i will get hard seeds and fibrous zucchini.
any way ill post a pic of that later today, i released more lady bugs last night as well. i also cut 2 tom plants cuz they were just to crowded and i think the others will like the xtra space, i cant even tell i took out 2 plants, still looks like one huge tom plant

 

[DST]

I was just checking zucchini out and this is the Italian name which is used more in North America, whereas we use the French name in The Netherlands, as well as Belgium Ireland and the UK, which is Courgette. How do you eat your McP? It's nice battered tempura style and fried.

 

[mcpurple]

i just fry them in hot butter with some salt and pepper, and a little bit of cayenne powder. its the only way i know how to cook them really.

this is hte zucchini from the other day, i will be harvesting more in a few days

 

[4tatude]

brush a little olive oil n sprinkle with some seasoning after splitting in 1/2 long ways n throw those puppies on the grill, along with eggplant n onions sliced thin n spiced the same way... it will make you slap your ol lady its so good lmao...
i also like them stewed with onions n garlic. stir fry etc, there is so many ways to enjoy squash/courgetts mmmmmmmmmmmm...
ps just did update in journal, check it out. peace

 

[DST]

For a party of something like that, if you get a bowl of ice cubes, some flour, seasoning, then just whisk the ice cubes and flower (and seasoning) until you get a fluffy batter mixture (i.e ice cubes start melting and mixing with the flour) Then just dump all your veggies in the bowl and then pull them out coated in batter and deep fry them. This is the lightest and crispiest batter you can get. All you need is a dip to go with them and you have a great party/starter treat!!!!