What did you harvest today (other plants)? - Page 36

bananimal · 02-28-2013, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

I so envy you lettuce and beet guys. I have officially have given up on growing this stuff. My romaine lettice has bolted due to the unseasonably warm weather. Even after I built 2 raised boxes to try again. The Lacinato kale is still good as well as the onions, parsley, artichokes, recao, basil and bell peppers. Will have something to show in a few weeks - I hope!

Illia · 03-01-2013, 12:53 AM

lol But honestly you tropics people still have loads of perennial greens to substitute for our average beets, chard, and lettuce. Much healthier alternatives too. And, honestly, I think giving up common salad greens for having bananas, mangoes, citrus, passifloras, lychees, macadamias, coconuts, jackfruit, sweetsop, etc is a very fair trade.

bananimal · 03-01-2013, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Illia

lol But honestly you tropics people still have loads of perennial greens to substitute for our average beets, chard, and lettuce. Much healthier alternatives too. And, honestly, I think giving up common salad greens for having bananas, mangoes, citrus, passifloras, lychees, macadamias, coconuts, jackfruit, sweetsop, etc is a very fair trade.

Yeah, but .......... I grew up with common salad greens. Always had gardens in NJ and NC. Anybody that ever ate a tomato grown in the garden state knows what I mean. In FL I'm finally getting tomatoes cause they are in raised planting boxes. In this weird ground they grow to huge healthy 8 ft tall monsters with no flowers. And I use only low N fert.

Illia · 03-01-2013, 10:53 AM

There's actually a cherry type tomato that grows like a wild weed in parts of FL. . . Perhaps aim for different varieties? I'm not an artificial fertilizer person nor a common red tomato person either so I can't help too much. Tomatoes aside, I think if you really looked into perennial vegetable gardening you'll find a lot of relatives to common greens that still taste great or better, yet ask for much less work to grow.

bananimal · 03-01-2013, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Illia

There's actually a cherry type tomato that grows like a wild weed in parts of FL. . . Perhaps aim for different varieties? I'm not an artificial fertilizer person nor a common red tomato person either so I can't help too much. Tomatoes aside, I think if you really looked into perennial vegetable gardening you'll find a lot of relatives to common greens that still taste great or better, yet ask for much less work to grow.

I've grown plenty of cherry toamats. And they do grow like weeds here. But Really don't like them much. I like a good slicing tomat with an acid bite. This go around it's San Marzano. Good for sauce and salads also.

PR-Giants · 03-01-2013, 08:12 PM

Cherry and plum tomatoes also grow very good in Puerto Rico, and some of the larger ones do OK.

The Best Tomato Varieties for Florida | eHow.com

bananimal · 03-01-2013, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Cherry and plum tomatoes also grow very good in Puerto Rico, and some of the larger ones do OK.

The Best Tomato Varieties for Florida | eHow.com

I've never seen these varieties offered at the local nurseries. Will search around. Thanks.

flaflowerfloozie · 03-01-2013, 09:04 PM

I gave up on tomatoes always fighting the blight and horn worms here in Florida.
Everything is going great up to 3 foot tall then all of a sudden looks like some one took a swipe at them with a hand held torch...that's it there done! I'm sticking to fruit trees!

Dalmatiansoap · 03-02-2013, 03:12 PM

PR-Giants · 03-25-2013, 12:22 PM

Nicolas Naranja · 03-25-2013, 02:46 PM

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Time to make milkshakes!

trebor · 03-27-2013, 12:34 PM

One of my Red Lady Papaya... Yes it was sweet

bananimal · 03-27-2013, 04:13 PM

Hey Trebor - you ever squeeze the juice out of a papaya and soak a tough piece of meat in it before cooking? Like a supermarket sirloin steak? Supposed to do a great tenderizing job on tough meats. Some adobos in a bottle have papain in it. But they also taste funny cause of other stuff.

trebor · 03-27-2013, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bananimal

Hey Trebor - you ever squeeze the juice out of a papaya and soak a tough piece of meat in it before cooking? Like a supermarket sirloin steak? Supposed to do a great tenderizing job on tough meats. Some adobos in a bottle have papain in it. But they also taste funny cause of other stuff.

I have only read about that. Never had a urge to try it. Probably never will either . I value the fruit to much to use it to soak a steak

But Ive had green Papaya in sauces for pasta and in salads that was pretty good.

sunfish · 03-27-2013, 07:31 PM

I didn't harvest anything today

crazy banana · 03-28-2013, 12:10 AM

Radishes, broccoli and spring onions- tomorrow cauliflower

Illia · 03-28-2013, 12:15 AM

That guanabana looks incredible!

Today's harvest was just some early spring chives and a few tree collard leaves.

PR-Giants · 03-28-2013, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

I didn't harvest anything today

Whoohoo - shouldn't work everyday.

PR-Giants · 03-28-2013, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Illia

That guanabana looks incredible!

Went years without harvesting the fruit, but with so much attention
on it's cancer-fighting properties, it's become a high profit crop.

Gotta love the media.

PR-Giants · 03-28-2013, 07:02 AM

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Hey Trebor - you ever squeeze the juice out of a papaya and soak a tough piece of meat in it before cooking? Like a supermarket sirloin steak? Supposed to do a great tenderizing job on tough meats. Some adobos in a bottle have papain in it. But they also taste funny cause of other stuff.

Where can ya find tough meats?

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