ChinaVoodoo
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Oh, let everything dry for a month first. I recommend a container that will ensure they don't get squished. I don't know if your machine will crush them or not.
China Voodoo 2019 Grow Log d'Incertitude
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Yvan the terrible
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Fantastic, will do. Thank you very much for the plants this year. Already thinking of next season. Cheers.
GreenDragon
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Let the whole inflorescence (flower bunch) turn brown and completely dry. Then cut the tops off all the seed pods and shake the whole thing into a paper bag. Pour out the seeds and store in an airtight container.
GreenDragon
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Oops looks like China beat me to it LOL
Best Practices: seed saving
I thought I was following good seed saving practices, but clearly was not. I germinated 12 varieties some of which sprouted most did not. Mine. Can we get a discussion from harvesting to storage? I hang the stalk to dry, crush the pods and sift the seeds, bag and store in the basement...
Seeds are alive, and though their metabolism is slow, vacuum sealing or storing in nitrogen would likely shorten their viability.
Studies in areas of India that have no ready electricity (i.e. no refrigeration) have demonstrated that assuring that the seed is well dried will ensure viability for 10 or more years. This is regardless of storage temperature.
Bob
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I was tempted to put these photos in my 2020 grow log, but I decided there's a good chance I will get in on a community garden of some kind and have a real grow next summer.
These photos are only 4 days apart. It doesn't take a full root ball long to grow a seedling.
These photos are only 4 days apart. It doesn't take a full root ball long to grow a seedling.
ChinaVoodoo
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Not a lot of hours of sunlight, but fairly intense.
ChinaVoodoo
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Who else thinks the initial rinse water from washing navy beans might be a decent nitrogen fertilizer?
Edit : turn on your smell-o-vision
Edit : turn on your smell-o-vision
Blech!
ChinaVoodoo
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Was this comment before or after I edited to add the dry smoked pork hock?
Ah. The hazard of editing a post. My comment is singularly focused on the dirty bath water. The ham hock looks wonderful and delicious.
When I use any dried beans, I pour the dry bean into my hand slowly, and pick out the bean-sized clumps of field dirt that often accompany them. I would guess that if you used a meter of some kind to measure the available N : P : K of that rinse water, it would not be impressive.
When will the ham hock and beans be ready to serve?
Bob
EDIT: if I type the N P K as I normally would, it looks like this: N
:K
When I use any dried beans, I pour the dry bean into my hand slowly, and pick out the bean-sized clumps of field dirt that often accompany them. I would guess that if you used a meter of some kind to measure the available N : P : K of that rinse water, it would not be impressive.
When will the ham hock and beans be ready to serve?
Bob
EDIT: if I type the N P K as I normally would, it looks like this: N
:K
GreenDragon
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Yum!
Certainly wouldn't hurt anything - water your pot plants with it. Although I suspect the methane levels in your house will rise some tomorrow.
Certainly wouldn't hurt anything - water your pot plants with it. Although I suspect the methane levels in your house will rise some tomorrow.
ChinaVoodoo
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Tomorrow at dinner time. I will soak the beans for 12hr, then pressure cook for 15min, then bake for 8hr.
But there are three major storms, and thousands of flights are being canceled.
Bob
Bob
ChinaVoodoo
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If the blech was aimed at the pork, I was primed and ready with a photo of the tofu I'm currently frying.Ah. The hazard of editing a post. My comment is singularly focused on the dirty bath water. The ham hock looks wonderful and delicious.
When I use any dried beans, I pour the dry bean into my hand slowly, and pick out the bean-sized clumps of field dirt that often accompany them. I would guess that if you used a meter of some kind to measure the available N : P : K of that rinse water, it would not be impressive.
When will the ham hock and beans be ready to serve?
Bob
EDIT: if I type the N P K as I normally would, it looks like this: N
ChinaVoodoo
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I have 150lbs of beans, in case the world ends, or the zombies attack, and I need to go live in the bush for a year.
ChinaVoodoo
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By invaders, i meant people coming to eat my food.
I have only a 20 pound bag of rice and a half-dozen cans of generic Spam. Beans would go well with that.
Bob
Bob
ChinaVoodoo
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I'm sure you're prepared for the apocalypse in other ways.
Edit: for anyone looking at this out of context, this conversation is tongue in cheek. We are not preppers.
Edit: for anyone looking at this out of context, this conversation is tongue in cheek. We are not preppers.
uhh- huh... We know what you meant.
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