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 ~~
Anyone remember "June Apples"? - Homesteading Forum
2007年3月28日 · Transparents were definitely the applesauce apple. June apples were red, soft, and not very big. Little bigger than a Whitney crab if I remember. I wouldnt even mind having a June apple tree if I could find one. It wouldnt have to deal with our annual July-August-September drought in its reproductive cycle. June Apple June Apple Wish I was a ...
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 ...
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.
Mystery tree...wild pear or crab apple? | Homesteading Forum
2004年8月15日 · I have a tree that I can't figure out. It blooms early in the Spring - white blooms like those ornamental pear trees - has shiny green leaves that make me think it's a pear. The fruit right now looks like clusters of tiny green apples and when I cut one in half with a fingernail it smelled like a green apple. But the skin looks like an unripe pear.
Mold inside canning lids - Homesteading Forum
2012年3月21日 · We canned some apple pie filling (The BEST!) and have found two jars that we opened had black mold on the inside of the lid. The jars were sealed properly. The others we opened have been fine. There was no mold on the apples and there was no bad odor. We didn't use them, but I was wondering if they would have been OK.
GrannySmith Apples...... - Homesteading Forum
2010年12月19日 · Apples can also produce solo; my mother had only 1 surviving McIntosh tree that made fruit but not much and very small. If one were truly space limited, I'd suggest trying a 4 or 5 in 1. My only experience with such was a fruit cocktail tree planted the …