The Endzone Garden Thread

[Behr]

Hubs uses (wild) grape leaves when he makes pickles. Don’t know if it’s for flavor or to help the pickling, but there it is.

He put them on top, to hold the cukes down in the brine?

 

[VolNExile]

He put them on top, to hold the cukes down in the brine?

Ok, that started an interesting discussion (hollering back and forth between downstairs and upstairs.)

Hubs does lay them on the top, but it’s to help crispness. The tannin in the leaves does this.

You have to remember that neither of us grew up in families that gardened much beyond impatiens and African violets when getting frisky, so we have zero “Meemaw always did so-and-so” knowledge. Every recipe and gardening idea is something we found in books or online. At any rate, he thinks it does help, and we have no shortage of leaves.

11 Natural Sources of Tannins for Crunchy Fermented Pickles - Fermenters Kitchen

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Ok, that started an interesting discussion (hollering back and forth between downstairs and upstairs.)

Hubs does lay them on the top, but it’s to help crispness. The tannin in the leaves does this.

You have to remember that neither of us grew up in families that gardened much beyond impatiens and African violets when getting frisky, so we have zero “Meemaw always did so-and-so” knowledge. Every recipe and gardening idea is something we found in books or online. At any rate, he thinks it does help, and we have no shortage of leaves. View attachment 378697

11 Natural Sources of Tannins for Crunchy Fermented Pickles - Fermenters Kitchen

My mamaw could grow tomaters in a sandbox.

 

[Behr]

Ok, that started an interesting discussion (hollering back and forth between downstairs and upstairs.)

Hubs does lay them on the top, but it’s to help crispness. The tannin in the leaves does this.

You have to remember that neither of us grew up in families that gardened much beyond impatiens and African violets when getting frisky, so we have zero “Meemaw always did so-and-so” knowledge. Every recipe and gardening idea is something we found in books or online. At any rate, he thinks it does help, and we have no shortage of leaves. View attachment 378697

11 Natural Sources of Tannins for Crunchy Fermented Pickles - Fermenters Kitchen

Yeah, was gonna say I heard they out them on top to hold them down in the brine and something about it makes them crisp. The tannins...makes sense.

 

[Tin Man]

Gardening and cooking I’ve learned by doing. I’m still learning.

 

[VolNExile]

Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!

 

[Guest]

Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!

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[Tin Man]

Exie will teach others to expand their notions of salad?

 

[clarksvol00]

Ok, that started an interesting discussion (hollering back and forth between downstairs and upstairs.)

Hubs does lay them on the top, but it’s to help crispness. The tannin in the leaves does this.

You have to remember that neither of us grew up in families that gardened much beyond impatiens and African violets when getting frisky, so we have zero “Meemaw always did so-and-so” knowledge. Every recipe and gardening idea is something we found in books or online. At any rate, he thinks it does help, and we have no shortage of leaves. View attachment 378697

11 Natural Sources of Tannins for Crunchy Fermented Pickles - Fermenters Kitchen

Publix carries a brand of pickles (the crispy refrigerated ones) that have grape a grape leaf in the jar, along with some garlic cloves, dill sprigs, hot pepper slices, etc. Grillo's Pickles. They're tasty.

 

[VolNExile]

Like for the Woo-hoo!!!!! What will you do as a volunteer?
Google didn't give me much. Congratulations!!

EMGV Training Information Sessions 2021

I’m still a little unclear myself. There’s the Help Line (phone), the test gardens, display gardens, working with pre-schools and schools, long-term care gardens (I know we maintain the Asheville VA CLC garden), public spaces that need help in erosion control, plus office stuff like maintaining the database, finances, yada yada. Some counties have booths at local county fairs. I think we discover needs as we go along.

There’s a lot of interest growing here in urban horticulture, which is what I’m wrestling on my 0.15-acre lot, especially vegetable gardens on compacted soil with decades of lead from gasoline and general crap from burning coal. So sort of mini-agricultural restoration - restoring soils to health, so that veggies are safe for eating.

And I am selfishly interested in the 60 hours of initial education, plus the required CE after the break-in period.

 

[VolNExile]

Publix carries a brand of pickles (the crispy refrigerated ones) that have grape a grape leaf in the jar, along with some garlic cloves, dill sprigs, hot pepper slices, etc. Grillo's Pickles. They're tasty.

That’s what he’s making now, the refrigerator pickles. (The dill in the garden had better step it up!) Since the refrigerator pickles aren’t preserved by heat or pressure, you have to eat them up pretty quickly. He canned pickles in the hot-water canner last year, but they weren’t crispy enough for him.

 

[VolNExile]

Exie will teach others to expand their notions of salad?

Not dealing with cooking, if I can possibly avoid it!

 

[Guest]

I’m still a little unclear myself. There’s the Help Line (phone), the test gardens, display gardens, working with pre-schools and schools, long-term care gardens (I know we maintain the Asheville VA CLC garden), public spaces that need help in erosion control, plus office stuff like maintaining the database, finances, yada yada. Some counties have booths at local county fairs. I think we discover needs as we go along.

There’s a lot of interest growing here in urban horticulture, which is what I’m wrestling on my 0.15-acre lot, especially vegetable gardens on compacted soil with decades of lead from gasoline and general crap from burning coal. So sort of mini-agricultural restoration - restoring soils to health, so that veggies are safe for eating.

And I am selfishly interested in the 60 hours of initial education, plus the required CE after the break-in period.

It’s you’re hobby; you enjoy it so why not get involved with it to learn more about it even though “I’m still a little unclear myself” on what you’ll be doing. Would you want the office side? Hope it’s a lot of fun for ya!!
Maybe ya’ll should consider a cannabis grow & sample real soon so you all can be “unclear” together. Opened 5 links & got nothing on guidelines for being a EMGV

 

[VolNExile]

I’ll probably do some office stuff as I continue to learn. I don’t think I’ll be ready to be set loose on the public for a good while! My few tries of cannabis didn’t turn out well, so I’ll have to leave that one for others. And let’s just say that there’s a lot of knowledge out there already.

A few links anyway:

Extension Master Gardener Program Frequently Asked Questions (Buncombe County NC)

What does a Master Gardener do? (Tennessee)

Extension Master Gardener (national)

Master gardener program - Wikipedia

 

[VolNExile]

Somewhere in here…



Somewhere deeply buried in here…



Are the first ripe tomatoes of the season! Sun Gold cherry tomatoes:

 

[vollygirl]

I've got these.

 

[Orangeredblooded]

This should also be known as The Serenity Thread.

 

[VolNExile]

I've got these. View attachment 380008View attachment 380009

Holy cow, them’s some monsters! Love the old skool maters with the deep ridges. What kind are they?

 

[vollygirl]

Holy cow, them’s some monsters! Love the old skool maters with the deep ridges. What kind are they?

Beefsteak. The Better Boys aren't getting as big.

 

[NEVolFan]

I enjoy walking out to the garden and snacking... today I enjoyed peppers, lettuce, kale, green beans, herbs. Squash is coming in now, cukes and maters just starting to show.

 

[VolNExile]

Beefsteak. The Better Boys aren't getting as big.

I can smell the burgers on the grill already.

 

[Tin Man]

I have one beefsteak mater plant. Two of the six I grew from Cherokee purple seeds (potluck pollination) are bearing fruits resembling Cherokee purples.

 

[clarksvol00]

My first mater out of my first garden (such as it is).

 

[Orangeslice13]

Hey,
You can grow a tomato

 

[NEVolFan]

This should also be known as The Serenity Thread.