Juices - Page 4

NarnianGarden · July 15, 2013

Woo hoo! It's a lovely, healthy herb, with lots of omega 3's- I had it some years ago, but lost the battle to little creatures...(aphids)

tjg911 · July 15, 2013

i keep looking at it in the garden but have yet to try it. soon.

tom

spacetogrow · July 15, 2013

I thought the purslane in my garden was particularly succulent this year, but nothing compared to yours, Durgan.

ddsack · July 15, 2013

It grows as weeds in my garden, and I have only used it as filler in salads. At it's best, if picked early in the morning, it has a bit of a sour lemony tang, at it's worst it just tastes grassy. I will have to try some in soup.

habitat_gardener · July 16, 2013

I usually get ground-hugging mats that I pull when they get to be a foot in diameter, but this year I let them go and I've gotten a couple small "shrubs": just under a foot high and 2-3 ft. diameter. I nibble on it in the garden. In past years it's been more lemony; this year it's quite bland.

Fred Hempel · July 16, 2013

We have eaten it fresh in the past, but discovered that it is excellent sauteed.

Rideau Rambler · July 17, 2013

Since my ability to grow weeds far surpasses my ability to grow tomatoes....do I just add olive oil in a frying pan to sauté it?

Tormato · July 18, 2013

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Originally Posted by habitat_gardener

I usually get ground-hugging mats that I pull when they get to be a foot in diameter, but this year I let them go and I've gotten a couple small "shrubs": just under a foot high and 2-3 ft. diameter. I nibble on it in the garden. In past years it's been more lemony; this year it's quite bland.

I get the mats, also.

I've tried to start golden purslane (larger leaves) from seed with no luck. I can't figure that one out.

Gary

Tormato · July 18, 2013

Is it possible for you to cut off some roots of these plants, and replant them near the originals? I've found elderberries just about the easiest thing to propagate by root cuttings.

Gary

habitat_gardener · July 18, 2013

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Originally Posted by Tormato

I've tried to start golden purslane (larger leaves) from seed with no luck. I can't figure that one out.

That's what happened when I wanted to grow stinging nettles. I planted seed and nothing came up. I finally got nettles (nettles!!) to grow when someone was offering plants (dig up free!). I planted a few, let them go to seed, and voila! A garden full of nettles forevermore.

One site claims purslane germinates best with soil temps of 90F. Another site says a single plant can put out 240K seeds and that seeds can lie dormant for 5 to 40 years. So if a seed packet has a paltry 5K seeds...

Durgan · July 18, 2013

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Originally Posted by Tormato

Is it possible for you to cut off some roots of these plants, and replant them near the originals? I've found elderberries just about the easiest thing to propagate by root cuttings.
Gary

I know absolutely nothing about propagating elderberry. I pick abundant berries alongside the back roads, since nobody else seems to be interested in them in my area. They are picked the first week of September in my Zone 5.They are superb this year, since there has been sufficient moisture, I expect to can, preserve, around 40 or 50 litres of juice. About two pounds of berries to each litre.

tjg911 · July 18, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by habitat_gardener

That's what happened when I wanted to grow stinging nettles. I planted seed and nothing came up. I finally got nettles (nettles!!) to grow when someone was offering plants (dig up free!). I planted a few, let them go to seed, and voila! A garden full of nettles forevermore.

One site claims purslane germinates best with soil temps of 90F. Another site says a single plant can put out 240K seeds and that seeds can lie dormant for 5 to 40 years. So if a seed packet has a paltry 5K seeds...

thousands of years after a nuclear war the cockroaches will be eating pursalane.

tom

Durgan · July 25, 2013

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?JXDDN 25 July 2013 Vegetable Juice
Twelve litres of vegetable juice was made from garden produce. Kale, beets, cucumbers,green beans and celery were the main ingredients. The produce was cooked and beat into a slurry and strained then placed in litre jars and pressure canned at 15 PSI for 15 minutes for long term storage.Pictures depict the process.

Redbaron · July 31, 2013

The question is how does it taste?

Durgan · July 31, 2013

All vegetable juice has the same taste. I use no condiments. The criteria is nutrition.

But one could swamp it like all commercial products if desired.

July 15, 2013	#47
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July 15, 2013	#49
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	It grows as weeds in my garden, and I have only used it as filler in salads. At it's best, if picked early in the morning, it has a bit of a sour lemony tang, at it's worst it just tastes grassy. I will have to try some in soup. __________________ Dee **************

July 25, 2013	#58
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	Vegetable Juice http://www.durgan.org/URL/?JXDDN 25 July 2013 Vegetable Juice Twelve litres of vegetable juice was made from garden produce. Kale, beets, cucumbers,green beans and celery were the main ingredients. The produce was cooked and beat into a slurry and strained then placed in litre jars and pressure canned at 15 PSI for 15 minutes for long term storage.Pictures depict the process.

July 31, 2013	#59
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	The question is how does it taste? __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

July 15, 2013	#46
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Woo hoo! It's a lovely, healthy herb, with lots of omega 3's- I had it some years ago, but lost the battle to little creatures...(aphids)

July 15, 2013	#48
spacetogrow Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MN zone 4 Posts: 359	I thought the purslane in my garden was particularly succulent this year, but nothing compared to yours, Durgan.

July 16, 2013	#50
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I usually get ground-hugging mats that I pull when they get to be a foot in diameter, but this year I let them go and I've gotten a couple small "shrubs": just under a foot high and 2-3 ft. diameter. I nibble on it in the garden. In past years it's been more lemony; this year it's quite bland.

July 16, 2013	#51
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	We have eaten it fresh in the past, but discovered that it is excellent sauteed.

July 17, 2013	#52
Rideau Rambler Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 69	Since my ability to grow weeds far surpasses my ability to grow tomatoes....do I just add olive oil in a frying pan to sauté it?

July 18, 2013	#54
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	Is it possible for you to cut off some roots of these plants, and replant them near the originals? I've found elderberries just about the easiest thing to propagate by root cuttings. Gary