Why such small apples? - Homesteading Forum
2006年7月30日 · Ideally there should be no grass growing under the fruit trees so that the trees don't get competition for water and nutrients. Mulch would be very beneficial. Fruit trees are not heavy feeders and don't need much else beyond 5-10-5. Cheap and easy. Usually the fruit will be small if the roots aren't able to supply all the water and nutrients.
what to do with small unripened apples? | Homesteading Forum
2017年5月28日 · I've made apple butter from unripe apples before. It takes a long time simmering them with molasses and brown sugar before the "green" taste fades. You can also use them to make pectin for jams.
What type of apple tree is best for Middle TN
2010年4月12日 · They are a small tart green apple that ripens early August. They never spray or do anything but most basic pruning and cleaning up fallen fruit. The apples are small (2 inches), and will have blemishes (bite marks, worm holes, scabby marks, etc.) on about 50% of the fruits, but since we use them for cooking, it doesn't matter.
smallish, wormy apples...what to do with them ... - Homesteading …
2010年8月10日 · I made apple cider vinegar which I bottled in green glass wire bail beer bottles. Added a label. Gave as Christmas gifts. Huge hit with all the wanna be foodies in the family. You'd think with the power of the internet one could figure out the protein value of apple worms in foods like apple butter. ~~ pelenaka ~~
How did they get the name "crab apples"? - Homesteading Forum
2007年4月14日 · The crab apple is actually the wild apple, source of all domestic apples grown today. There are two thoughts about the origin of crab in this sense. The first notes that the Scottish form is scrab or scrabbe, seemingly from a Norse source, as there is Swedish skrabba "fruit of the wild apple tree".
Applesauce separating - Homesteading Forum
2011年10月5日 · My transparent applesauce separates something fierce. It is a wet apple & bruises easily. The mac/winesap applesauce I've made shows very little separations. I bake the apples in the oven first, no additional water.
apple seeds, cyanide and pigs | Homesteading Forum
2006年10月2日 · Apple seed Apple seeds contain the sugar-based enzyme "prunasin" or "Amygdalin" which is a cyanogenic glycoside - a chemical that becomes a poison when it is digested or in response to tissue damage of the host plant. Prunasin releases cyanide. ( Exposure to high levels of cyanide harms the brain and heart, and may cause coma and death.
Chickens + Fruit Trees? | Homesteading Forum
2013年2月11日 · I'm wanting to build a portable chicken coop this year. I've notice my chickens really don't get farther than 50 yds from the coop and would like to spread the "goodness" I can imagine my chickens waking up in the recently emptied pigpen for a week, the goat paddock for a week, the orchard for a week, the new forested paddock for a week . . . the cattle pasture 4 miles down the road for a week ...
Apples and Stomach Pain | Homesteading Forum
2024年9月23日 · It’s frustrating because I love mushrooms! I’ve also had similar reactions to apples and clementines, with severe stomach pains about an hour after eating. I tried organic produce thinking it might be pesticides, but still had issues. Over time, I’ve found that gradually reintroducing these foods in small amounts has helped.
Pressing apple juice with HF 12-ton hydraulic press
2011年11月7日 · Yup, bearing press, pipe bender, glue-pieces-together press, and apple juice press! The all-in-one tool! And with ours, the hydraulic jack comes off and works by itself to lift the boat trailer, etc. That's why I need a new jack next year - it's beginning to leak from being used as, well, a jack! Fortunately, they're not expensive and ...