Aside From Storing It, How Much Salt Do You Use
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Harvesting and storing of seeds. How do you do it?
Comments (7)Do you have a specific seed in mind? Try the search function at the bottom of the ws front page. Ask about specific seeds and someone will share their experiences. There is also a Seed Saving forum that you can explore. Most seeds will be ready when their pods or blossoms are brown and crisp. Some are easy to collect, poppies, dianthus, malva, and balloon flower can be held over a bag or envelope then squeezed to release the seeds. Rudbeckia and echinacea seeds are difficult to find until you have had some practice. Both hold their seeds amongst the blossoms. When the blossom is dried on the plant they can be picked. The rudbeckia seeds are tiny dark rods. After awhile you will recognize the seeds. For me it was "aha, there they are" moment. I take various sized envelopes out to the garden to put the pods or blooms in then take them inside to find the seeds. For large seeds, blossoms, or large amounts of those I use a paper lunch bag. If they are not already very dry I leave them in the bag/envelope for a few days to continue to dry. Others spread the seed pods onto a paper plate to dry. Later I open the pods and collect the seeds while watching (actually listening to) the TV. The collected seeds are then put in a 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 paper coin envelope. When I am ready to trade I use either the paper coin envelope or very small plastic bead bags. I use cut down boxes with strips of cardboard cut for dividers to store my seed coin envelopes alphabetically. There are boxes for perennials, annuals, veggies, etc. Sometimes I find myself without an envelope/bagand just stuff the seeds into a pocket. LOL, that's why I have so many mystery seeds. Others have different ways. Have fun! Here is a link that might be useful: Saving seed...See MoreDo you use Epsom Salts on your Plants?
Comments (6)I noticed yesterday that citrus/avocado/mango fertilizer has traces of Boron, Manganese, and Copper. So this is a widely available way to get a little of those hard-to-find minerals while at the same time going easy on the nitrates. A little will help a lot when the traces are so low, I suspect. Again, be sure to mix it with compost. A proviso: if you live where there may have been groves, there could be pretty high residual copper in the ground (from the use of copper sulfate, presumably). I recently tested a lakeside site where there used to be citrus and even though the trees have been gone a good while the copper showed up at 5ppm, while another site without historical citrus tested 1ppm. The former is at the high end of desirable, while the latter is deficient for plants. So it's highly likely that using citrus fert on any plants in place of a typical one will help with low traces. It may also be that the so-called "turf-builders" contain traces as well. If anybody has a bag maybe they could read the back?...See MoreHow do you store your oils when using them?
Comments (7)I had a toasted sesame oil go rancid in the fridge since so little is needed for a dish or dressing. I but the smallest container for the less used oils. I now date them on top with a sharpee as i do spices and baking powder. Coconut oil has a very long shelf life and not needed to fridge. When warmed i mix it with other oils to make it pourable for some cooking and also for body lotion in small batches. So yes, keep your specialty oils in the fridge in their original containers. I've had this bottle and spout for probably 6 yrs. Re-fill often so it sits out like Annie for drizzling and dressings. (costco has a great organic evoo). And it goes through the dishwasher spout and all. I recently purchased a vinegar that came with a spout and the spout was garbage. Did not stay on and made a mess. This spout came in a 3pack and the others are still in the misc. drawer not yet needed so it is a quality one. (last night was pizza night, yummy)...See MoreAnyone using salt generator? how much do you use?
Comments (5)No idea how much to suggest for you to use, but we salted our pool and used water softner pellets by just throwing them in and playing in the pool. Took about half an hour for them to dissolve. Just be sure that your salt source has nothing in it but salt. Some softner salts have other "stuff" in them....See Moreaok27502
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