Sally's GF3 thread

[cavemanrich]

SO FAR, the carburetor has worked just fine, even when it sits with gas for months.

Just another tip to pass along... If you need to keep it fueled and on standby,,, Run it every few months for a few minutes... This way the carburetor fuel will be replaced with new fuel from fuel tank...

 

[Sally PB]

Very disappointed in my Stuttgater onion harvest. A lot -- most? -- have neck rot. The Red Baron onions do not. Some bulbs got nice and big, but I'm going to lose half to rot. I plan to cut the root half off, mince, and freeze in 1/4 cup amounts.

So not looking forward to doing that...

Does anyone plant multiplier, aka, potato onions? You plant one, and as they grow, it splits (multiplies) and grow around a central stalk. (Where does the "potato" come from? IDK.) I've been growing them for 3 years now, saving "the big ones" and eating the smaller ones, as you do with garlic.

I don't know if I planted the best ones, or if they liked where they were, but these are the biggest I've gotten yet. They still aren't... big... a decent size. Decently strong, too. I bought the starts 3 years ago, and, like EWOs, don't need to buy any more. I don't have enough to share... yet. They are planted in the fall, like EWOs, then dug the end of the next summer, like about now.

I dug the rest of my Red Baron onions today. While I was brushing off some of the sand, I noticed the 5 had a stalk like the multiplier onions have, growing up the side of an onion. I saved those 5 and will plant them with the other multiplier onions, and see if I can get some red multiplier onions. That would be awesome.

 

[cavemanrich]

So not looking forward to doing that...

Here is a tip to pass along to you... Do the work outdoors,,, and have a fan provide a cross breeze for you. You may still cry,,,,,, but much less.
I recall doing something similar when I was small,,, and my mom asked me to grate horseradish on a hand grater. Anyone that grated horseradish can most certainly know,,,, what I am talking about.

 

[NanaK]

Very disappointed in my Stuttgater onion harvest. A lot -- most? -- have neck rot. The Red Baron onions do not. Some bulbs got nice and big, but I'm going to lose half to rot. I plan to cut the root half off, mince, and freeze in 1/4 cup amounts.

So not looking forward to doing that...

Does anyone plant multiplier, aka, potato onions? You plant one, and as they grow, it splits (multiplies) and grow around a central stalk. (Where does the "potato" come from? IDK.) I've been growing them for 3 years now, saving "the big ones" and eating the smaller ones, as you do with garlic.

I don't know if I planted the best ones, or if they liked where they were, but these are the biggest I've gotten yet. They still aren't... big... a decent size. Decently strong, too. I bought the starts 3 years ago, and, like EWOs, don't need to buy any more. I don't have enough to share... yet. They are planted in the fall, like EWOs, then dug the end of the next summer, like about now.

I dug the rest of my Red Baron onions today. While I was brushing off some of the sand, I noticed the 5 had a stalk like the multiplier onions have, growing up the side of an onion. I saved those 5 and will plant them with the other multiplier onions, and see if I can get some red multiplier onions. That would be awesome.

The onions with a stalk were probably getting ready to bloom and make seed. Onions are generally biennial. Did you notice flowers or a bud?

I use to grow potato onions. Lost them because I skipped the big garden a couple years. I was chasing big Red Drum, Trout and Flounder at the coast. Nice to put meat in the freezer, right? This was before grandkids and chickens. lol

 

[Sally PB]

The onions with a stalk were probably getting ready to bloom and make seed. Onions are generally biennial. Did you notice flowers or a bud?

No, no flowers, on nearly all. I think I saw a couple flowers at the most.

The onions I've had that flowered and set seed had a stalk that came up from the center of the onion. The red onions with a stalk have an onion to the side, and a flatish stalk coming up, like the potato onions do. We'll see what happens next year!

I did a bit of looking online. The rot issue could be something that was on the onion sets I bought. The Red Baron ones were nearly all fine. Nearly all the Stuttgarter have this issue if they have any size to them.

Now I need to go dig all the onion "trash" out of the compost bin, as that is where I dumped it, and it could be carrying the fungus.

 

[NanaK]

Oh, those were making a split. Yes, different. Replant those. Might in time get more. I seen a couple do that.

 

[Iluveggers]

Hi @Sally PB i just made a gluten free banana bread with almond flour. Super easy, if you’re interested in the recipe let me know. The boys love it too.

 

[Sally PB]

gluten free banana bread with almond flour.

Please post it! I have overripe bananas and a bag of almond flour right now.

 

[aart]

I have overripe bananas and a bag of almond flour right now.

I had an overripe banana, forgot about it, now I have tons of fruit flies.

 

[Iluveggers]

3 ripe bananas
2 eggs
2 1/2 c almond flour
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 c real maple syrup
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Cinnamon & vanilla (I added liberally, as much as you’d prefer)
Handful or two of Chocolate chips or nuts if you want them

Mash bananas with a fork. Add wet ingredients and mix. Add dry ingredients. Grease a loaf pan, pour mixture in. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes, let cool for another 30-45. Stores well in fridge for about 5 days.

We are trying to limit sugar so I actually put 1/8 c brown sugar and it was still good! I didn’t want chocolate chips, so I put them on top of half (instead of mixing in), so my son could have some w the chips and that came out great also! I think dried cranberries or raisins might be good too, will play around with this quite a bit. The boys have requested it 2 weeks in a row, lol.