Poll Time:. Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip

[Ascholten]

One of the nice things of also growing in an IBC, it's semi portable, and contained, if there is a problem you can easily move / remove / sterilize and contain the problem hopefully before it gets the rest of your crops.

I also over time figured out, if you use the top half of the tote, the one with the valve on it, as the planter side, you can use that to regulate the water. For example squash ill let it flood for about 30 minutes, get a GOOD soaking in there, then open the valve and let it drain out so they are not in standing water. For squash this seems to have done the trick to get over most of their pickyness. The water is going to run off anyways, even in nature, it rains and water runs off with your nutrients. THIS way, you put a 5 gallon bucket under the valve nozzle and open it into that bucket, and basically collect and can recycle your tea. It's not exactly compost tea, but serves the same purpose, you can re use over and over those nutrients that may have otherwise drained away.

aaron

 

[Everose]

it's all part of my self sustainability thing im currently on.

Self sustainability brother

 

[ShrekDawg]

Right now I have a tote of oak chips outside, im hoping when it gets a bit cooler out, some shitake's will pop out of some innoculated logs, oysters out of top layer of cardboard and rice straw, and maybe lions mane, this one is actually a wild one I am trying to transplant, but we'll see how that goes.

I know mushrooms have a lot of medicinal qualities, etc etc, and to be honest I barely scratched the surface on that aspect of them, that's another HUGE rabbit hole, I just love their flavor on foods, and it's all part of my self sustainability thing im currently on.

Aaron

So interesting definitely needs more research for sure but it sounds really promising and if all takes is just cooking with it!? Idk that I’d go buy a supplement/pill form or anything but maybe might start cooking with it

https://www.marconews.com/story/lif...macist-lions-mane-helps-your-brain/848248002/

 

[Ascholten]

Ive also been reading up too, man I am getting into too much stuff at once here.
Planting guild groups. So have the tote with say 5 or 6 plants in it, maybe can work the shrooms into a shady area, and use occasional chicken poop to fertilize it. I seen some youtubes where the mycelium can actually hook plants up on some kind of communication network and they can talk to each other thru the mushroom net, and help each other and transfer nutrients etc.

Even without having a clue about ANY of all that, having a nice lions mane, sauteed in butter, a touch of mac oil, and some home grown peppers, and throw in some dutch red shallots, also home grown, how can you say no to the flavor of that?

You don't need to puree this but you can chop it pretty fine, cook it allup, and then freeze it into ice cubes. Next time you are doing a chicken soup, or any stir fry, lump a few cubes into there for a taste explosion.

Aaron

 

[RUNuts]

Maybe I've cooked hearts wrong in the past. We tried chicken hearts once, but they were bitter and I didn't care for them.

Bitter sounds strange. They are a different taste. I will add mine to the bones to make bone broth. After done, I will pull them out and they are mild and tender. Add to eggs the next morning in place of sausage or bacon.

Do let them rest. Pass rigor. They will be much more tender. I've also fried them with the eggs and they are chewier this way, but not bitter. I'm just not a fan on chewing on rubbery meat.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That sounds amazing!! You’re giving me all sorts of ideas hahah maybe we need a mushroom thread!

 

[R2elk]

That sounds amazing!! You’re giving me all sorts of ideas hahah maybe we need a mushroom thread!

Mushroom foragers

 

[MysteryChicken]

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Mayo, even my family hates Miracle Whip.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Mushroom foragers

Thank you!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Step one of eating healthier… two small ish fried eggs cooked in olive oil, not butter, and no mayonnaise or cheese or English muffin or anything. And not burnt. Just salt and pepper. It is… not great. They’re pretty “wet” and I hate wet eggs but…

I’m debating whether to have a cup of tea with them or not. It’s better than the huge Cokes I’ve been having lately but I ALSO want to go on a caffeine fast too as I’ve become VERY addicted to it and get headaches without buuuuuttttt…. I also don’t want a headache this morning so. I’m going to have to deal with it at some point though. I’ve also found my eyes are lot saggier/half closed without it. They open lots with.