Dory Berkowitz-Bukowski
Clam whisperer
Probably just generic stuff like thyme, basil, coriander, things to throw in a lot of meals.
Food 2017 Garden Thread
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Mr. Argumentor
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Thyme is hard to kill, spreads to fill the container. Basil is a pain in my ass as it shoots up and dies quickly in the Florida heat, hard to keep it growing without being "leggy." Coriander is much the same (I assume, as its just the seeds from cilantro and cilantro is a "winter" plant and doesn't like heat.)
Rosemary is real easy for me to grow. High calcium, well draining soil and constant sun.
Oregano I've had fairly good luck despite it also supposedly being a winter plant. Half sun, normal soil. Burns real easily if you don't water it daily.
All my stuff is in pots with an inch of gravel in the bottom so that it doesn't clog the drain hole. I water everything I have daily, the excess drains out. What water gets held in the soil is determined by the soil mix (ie - rosemary is 1/3 sand, 1/2 normal organic potting soil, remaining 1/6 is crushed seashells from whatever most recent seafood we had)
I like mint as well, same conditions as the cilantro and oregano but even less sun.
Rosemary is real easy for me to grow. High calcium, well draining soil and constant sun.
Oregano I've had fairly good luck despite it also supposedly being a winter plant. Half sun, normal soil. Burns real easily if you don't water it daily.
All my stuff is in pots with an inch of gravel in the bottom so that it doesn't clog the drain hole. I water everything I have daily, the excess drains out. What water gets held in the soil is determined by the soil mix (ie - rosemary is 1/3 sand, 1/2 normal organic potting soil, remaining 1/6 is crushed seashells from whatever most recent seafood we had)
I like mint as well, same conditions as the cilantro and oregano but even less sun.
probably 4 bushels in all, with another 4 left on the plants in case theyll ripen
Salsa salsa
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We really need an enameled cast iron pot for when we cook tomatoes...Salsa salsa
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Mr. Argumentor
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Salsa salsa
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Anyone that does canning @Valve1138
Steam canners are the shit. Halfed or less my canning time. Theyre officially approved by USDA as of 2015 now too.
Salsa turned out excellent. Slightly sweet, with a "warmth" to it, that just hangs around in your mouth for 20 or so seconds. Not very hot at all, but very tasty nonetheless.
side note: i hate my electric stove.
I put the canner on it for 35 minutes with 8 cups of water in it. It didnt boil.
Put it on the portable butane stove, boiled in 4 minutes.
The canning pots are huge, and the burner on the glasstop electric turns itself off and on and off and on cause it cant sense a pan or something, and NEVER BOILS THE WATER.
I put the canner on it for 35 minutes with 8 cups of water in it. It didnt boil.
Put it on the portable butane stove, boiled in 4 minutes.
The canning pots are huge, and the burner on the glasstop electric turns itself off and on and off and on cause it cant sense a pan or something, and NEVER BOILS THE WATER.