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Capsicum annum, Hermann Adolph Köhler "Medizinal-Pflanzen" 1898in Annual Pepper
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A systematic review study of therapeutic effects of Matricaria recuitta chamomilein German Chamomile
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Wonderberry nutritionin Wonderberry
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https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1541-4337.12756
The above article is about African nightshades in sub-Saharan Africa, and it's fascinating. It mentions some of Solanum retroflexum's nutritional value (its leaves in particular). I only refer to Solanum retroflexum as wonde...read more
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https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_do_you_measure_Chlorophyll_and_Carotenoids_of_tomato_fruits_by_spectrophotometer
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Tomato analysis 2021in Lycopersicon
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• Pearler_A3 is sweet and mushy with some tang
• Pearler_A4 has a sharp bite.
• Costoluto Florentino has a bitter aftertaste and is firm. Squirts if you're not careful.
• Bash_A: Cool (not warm) pleasant flavor. No acrid taste in the blossom scar. Red fruit.
• Clad_A: Some fruit low flavor a...read more
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2021 tomato fruit harvest countsin Lycopersicon
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I plan to edit this post as the fruits accumulate. Normal fruit count / bad uneaten ripe fruits / edible BER fruits (tossed BER fruits, squished unripe fruits and such aren't counted). The normal fruit count includes fruits with bad parts where the rest is intended to be used, but not BER fruits...read more
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Pizza-dipping sauce recipein Lycopersicon
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I made a good pizza dipping sauce with some home-canned tomatoes, on 2 June 2021 : a quart of home-canned tomatoes, as well as granulated garlic, onion powder, basil, pink sea salt, black pepper, paprika, and two fresh sage leaves, with extra virgin olive oil added when it was nearly done). If y...read more
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Meaning of aerial roots in Thanksgiving cactusesin Thanksgiving Cactus
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https://gardenerspath.com/plants/houseplants/christmas-cactus-roots/
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Tomato to-grow list for 2022in Lycopersicon
Edit: See the following thread, which might have an updated version
https://www.tomatojunction.com/shule-s-2022-growlog-t3310.html
It's time to start a new growlog. I planted my tomato and pepper seeds yesterday morning (March 18th).
Here's my tomato list:
- Aker's West Virginia x 1 (f...read more
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Silica Blast to thicken stemsin Domestic Tomato
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• https://www.tomatojunction.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2375&p=44515#p44515
• https://youtu.be/VeEpEnFulF4
See the links above. It's remarkable how much the tomato stems thicken. I looked at the product, and it didn't say what was in it besides silica and a little potassium (but there ...read more
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Tomatoes I feel comfortable direct-seedingin Lycopersicon
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Here's a list of tomatoes I feel comfortable direct-seeding, either due to an abundance of seeds or other factors:
Black Cherry
Picnic_2
BSX
Insurance_1
Cold Black Brandy
Stick (not because the seed stock is particularly abundant, but because I'll know it's Stick, rather than a volunteer...read more
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Baked potato sandwichesin Potato
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Here's some backstory to this post:
* https://www.growspice.com/Baked-potatoes-and-chicken-sandwiches-td3488.html
* https://www.growspice.com/Oven-fried-potatoes-td1026.html
Anyway, I decided to make baked potato sandwiches (without chicken or meat). I took a number of potatoes (maybe 5) an...read more
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So, a few months ago, or so, I got the idea that it would be easier, prior to baking, just to score my potatoes with a knife than to poke them with a fork. Knifes are easier to wash, and it takes less effort to score than to poke.
So, I did it, and the potatoes cooked a lot more nicely, too. ...read more
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Baked potatoes and chicken sandwichesin Potato
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I haven't experimented terribly with creating chicken sandwiches. So, I decided it's about time to start.
I live with a relative who likes plain, unseasoned, unadorned baked chicken. No seasonings. No sauces. Just the natural flavor. I like to flavor and/or sauce things.
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How to carbonate orange juice at homein Orange
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So, I figured this out a few weeks or so ago:
Take about a quart of Great Value orange juice (I used the calcium fortified kind, but I imagine the regular kind is at least as good). Add about a half a teaspoon of baking soda (give or take some; experiment to see if less works). Stir for about...read more
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Best black tomatoes for marketin Domestic Tomato
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So, this discussion was going on at Tomatoville:
http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=50799
I can't use Tomatoville anymore; so, I'll post my reply here whether or not anyone gets it.
As far as market qualities go, I'd suggest these:
Cold Black Brandy. Firm and durable. Exceptional ...read more
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Christmas cactus with three ends!in Christmas Cactus
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Check this out:
Normally, Christmas cactuses have two sides (and two ends), but this one has three ends. This is a cutting of a pink-flowering Christmas cactus. I used to think it was an Easter cactus, but nope: the flowers look just like those of my pink-flowering Thanksgiving cactus. ...read more
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Thanksgiving cactus segment with three ends!in Thanksgiving Cactus
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Check this out:
This is a cutting of an extra-succulent pink-flowering Thanksgiving cactus. Normally segments are flat, but this one has three ends, with part of a fourth on the bottom (which may not be very visible, in the picture, if visible at all).
See this similar post about a C...read more
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Blackcurrants benefit post-meal glucose metabolismin Blackcurrant
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201203113230.htm
This science article tells about how blackcurrants have a positive effect on pist-meal glucose digestion. I find it fascinating that they say the portion size required is much less than previously thought (because I'm convinced th...read more
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Where to get white mulberry seeds or trees for zone 4in White Mulberry
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At long last, here are some seeds rated for zones 4 through 9, and they're very inexpensive, too! I've never shopped with this vendor (so, I can't say what it's like).
http://www.treeseeds.com/white-mulberry-tree-seeds
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Artificial bacon bits in macaroni and cheesein Soybean
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Macaroni and cheese is really good with artificial bacon bits added!
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Is grapefruit really a pomelo-orange hybrid?in Grapefruit
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201029115836.htm
I have my doubts that a sweet orange is a direct parent of grapefruit. Pomelos are not as bitter as grapefruit (they taste like tropical fruit punch, basically). Neither are oranges. Why would they combine into something more bitt...read more
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Dehydrating limesin Lime
I'm dehydrating a few bags of small limes (cut into eight slices each; skins, seeds, and all), and some tomatoes, currently. I think they're key limes, but I could be wrong. I plan to see if I can powder them. I wanted to dehydrate the peels separately, but they're very difficult to separate fro...read more
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Harvesting common amaranth seedsin Common Amaranth
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I figured common amaranth would have seeds just like the cultivated grain amaranths, since the plants look so much the same—but no. We harvested some the other day, and the seeds were like tiny black specks. I wasn't expecting them to be so small, neither did I expect them to be black (there's n...read more
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Tomato soup recipe, October 2020in Domestic Tomato
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Ingredients:
* 1 quart stewed tomatoes
* Black pepper (a liberal amount)
* Onion powder
* Garlic powder (or else granulated garlic)
* Milk (a liberal amount)
* Himalayan pink sea salt
* Parmesian cheese (a liberal amount is fine)
* A bay leaf (optional)
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