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Mad Scientist at work…
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Mad Scientist at work…
I had an idea….
What if I take edible tree leaves, mulberry, haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala , and some kale and try fermenting it…..
Also this is my first time trying silicone lids, i hear that they work
I have seen Leucaena has been done before, but thought I would give this a go…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttzgfQ2n8OU
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Looking forward to hearing about your results.
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I did this , and I did not like how it smelled when I was done. The plus side of this is I have found that black solider flies are highly attracted to fermented vegie’s so I fed this batch to them, I also gained experience with this silicone jar lid…..
Today I am moving on to testing growing mushrooms on wheat that has been cooked. I am going to try these silicone lids on to see if they will work when growing Oyster mushrooms..
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Maybe the taste would benefit from herbs and heat like jalapeños?
I’ve not used silicone lids…would like to.
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Well, I want to grow more cabbage, or grow something I can barter with my friends who grow cabbage well.
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What is an example of it use and benefit?
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The video link above shows the plant and they comment on that they ferment it. I have been following various people who have been using “tree hay”…. for feeding livestock…. I have been growing mulberry, and other fodder crops for a few years in order to become more self sufficient.
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The leaves almost look like yarrow when you first stripped the leaves off stem
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How has it been going with the ferment with the lids?
I’m just about to purchase some of those silicone lids and weights from Masontops. I want more ferments in my diet, but because I work during the school year and take care of both my husband and my stepmom (an hour away), I am thinking the constant jar burping and leaking is just making it harder to want to do it even though it turns out fine. Would be nice if it were just a bit easier.
I have a few mulberry trees although we get few berries. I’ve been thinking of doing something with the leaves. I had not thought to ferment them.
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My lid did just fine…. and my friend who I bout 30 for his first batch worked great.
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Fermenting the leaves and giving them to animals or use in your compost to feed the worms may be a good option or may not. I always figure when i have an idea that won’t cost me much, what do I have to loose in trying this with one jar? 🙂
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Myself, I like to eat the young mulberry leaves raw… for a salad.
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Good to know. Thanks!
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