tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post8953581397510090792..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Under the verandahChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-56275415899583182342014-01-04T00:01:24.637+10:002014-01-04T00:01:24.637+10:00I can't wait for a tutorial. I have read that ...I can't wait for a tutorial. I have read that vinegar is fiddly-God forbid should a fruit fly land in the brew for example-so I never tried it. <br />Just in case you care though, vinegar is a good way to cut back on salt-its got the right kind of sour that helps fool your pallet into thinking a food is salty. Sour flavor is supposed to do that but I don't get the same feeling with lemon for example. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-70783061117393045262014-01-03T08:04:18.900+10:002014-01-03T08:04:18.900+10:00You can actually eat it, we're just not big co...You can actually eat it, we're just not big consumers of vinegar. I use it more for cleaning. I should place some links for making vinegar. It's basically place your spent fruit in a container, fill with water, add a bit of sugar and leave uncovered for a few weeks. First it turns into wine, then it turns into vinegar.<br /><br />Notice that slight vinegar smell from fruit you've left on the counter for too long? It's basically all the sugars breaking down with the yeast in the air, and that's what makes vinegar. I use grapes (still on their branch) apple and pear, skins and cores - you can even use pineapple skin. Basically anything you don't eat from the fruit, can go into making vinegar.<br /><br />I always have a jar of vinegar brewing on my kitchen counter. I add it to the white vinegar I purchase because I'm not sure I could ever make enough for what I use it for. Next time I make some, I'll write a tutorial.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-2233536612058642312014-01-03T00:56:02.541+10:002014-01-03T00:56:02.541+10:00Do you eat or drink the vinegar? That is something...Do you eat or drink the vinegar? That is something I want to do is make a real one for consuming, not cleaning. A tutorial would be great if you ever have time. Our grapes do well over by the beehive though they don't need pollination. We have to fight off the wasps to get to them though. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-32959839465492989922014-01-01T08:14:25.418+10:002014-01-01T08:14:25.418+10:00Those are my two favourites as well. Climbing rose...Those are my two favourites as well. Climbing roses or grapes. I make vinegar with the grapes that we don't get around to eating. Those are grapes we buy, as we haven't managed to get a vine in the ground yet.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-9093842530776475452013-12-30T23:33:19.186+10:002013-12-30T23:33:19.186+10:00I love the idea of a rollaway trellis! I'll ha...I love the idea of a rollaway trellis! I'll have to look into that! I would of course want roses. I ALWAYS want roses.lol. Or grapes. LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-9702402680305040432013-12-21T07:52:21.964+10:002013-12-21T07:52:21.964+10:00You Grow Girl sounds familiar, I may have happened...You Grow Girl sounds familiar, I may have happened upon it, or I have yet to discover it. Sounds interesting. Will definitely do a search.<br /><br />The breezeway sounds lovely - what were you thinking of growing up it? I can understand having to wait to get things done in the right order. No point taking the time to grow all those plants, if they only get damaged with renovating. I just had a crazy idea though. What if you could build a trellis on wheels, with platforms to place pots on? That way it can be moved later on.<br /><br />Probably a lot of work though and waiting may actually make more sense. Good luck with it.<br /><br />I wonder if the reason you think mud wasps bring good luck, is because they always follow the rain? Whenever it rains, plants grow and people get to eat.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-42760333770418453102013-12-21T00:15:20.406+10:002013-12-21T00:15:20.406+10:00Oh so pretty! You really do have a way with plants...Oh so pretty! You really do have a way with plants Chris. I want to ask if you have every read the blog/website You Grow Girl? I think that is the name. She uses containers nearly exclusively and has lots of different ideas. <br />I have always wanted to create a breezeway by using trellised plants but so far we have not been able to get to a project like that. A breezeway would be disturbed if we ever actually got around to siding our house so it has to come later. I also like the idea that your verandah is on the ground level and concrete. In our area that would help eliminate some rodent issues. <br />I also agree with you that the mud wasp nests are cool to have around. We usually call them "daubers" here and they are not aggressive like the yellow jackets or paper wasps which are much more abundant around us. I some how feel that daubers nests are good luck but I don't know why I think that. lol. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.com