--- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > [snip] > > haha. I am fixated on the peels these days. New research that citrus > > peels are highly concentrated in poly-phenols and anti-oxidants > > (beyond Vt C). I am getting into making delicious marmades. (With > > stevia as sweetner). And use zests a lot more. And citrus peel teas. > > Almoe or with other things, particularly chais. > > Almoe = alone? Dunno what 'chais' refers to. yes, "alone". sorry. typo
> > Is the marmalade basically just whole citrus and stevia cooked down to > the desired consistency? Doing that makes it too gooey for my tastes. I have experimented with various methods. One is to make citrus peel teas (after juicing the fruit, and then putting peel in food processor), and then drying the strained thick pieces of peel. Either in a paper towel, or low heat in dehydrator. By then, its pretty "eatable" but has a bit of chewiness, which I like. Then I add liquifed / distilled stevia. And at times some Splenda -- the "new" natural/artificial sweetner (its maade from sugar, has no calories) by some chemical process. Splenda tastes good, and in looking at research, has no glysemic load. Nor any bad effects like nutrasweet and other sweetners . A touch of juice, mix vigourously. maybe nuke it for 10-20 seconds if it needs a little heat. Put in refrige a day or two and let it "ooze" a bit, and set up. Delicious. Especially on my evolving flax seed bread and crackers. With some strained/hung yougurt / aka quark (better than cream cheese, IMO -- even if made from non-fat yogurt). > > > >And, bone and blood meal are *way* less > > > vile than the comfrey fertilizer I make at home (comfrey leaves > > > allowed to rot in a bucket of water for several weeks... stinks to > > > hell and back.) > > > > What specifically does the tea bring to the soil? > > I assume whatever compost tea would bring to the soil. There might > also be desirable plant growth hormones in it, as comfrey is an > extremely vigorous grower. It's one of the very first plants to start > up in spring, and by late May - early June, there's a huge growth that > you can cut completely off at ground level. kewl. I will try this spring > > I have tried successfully something you mentioned per your practice -- > > some time ago. (maybe on AMT -- I lurked occaisonally). Yellow > > liquid fertilizer. Remarkably effective. And all those great trace > > minerals from "over vitimization". Just have to water after > > ferilization. Esepcially on warm days. > > I'm kinda down on that right now because two potted plants died this > summer after getting several waterings with well diluted pee. I lost a > California bay and a Thai lime. I wonder if it's the sodium content; > pee is kinda salty, and some plants might not like that. These were > indoor plants, so I'll limit its use to outdoor plants that get > flushed out with rain. The petunias outside in pots are thriving just > fine on pee. I flushed it heavily after "application". Otherwise it can smell heavily in 2 hours on a warm day. And used it on 2-3 foot plants. Outside -- thus lots of diffusion possible. Flow golden streams... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
