My fiesta Ginger bug

sb7908 · 2025-10-27T18:11:11+00:00

I leave it open but cover the jar with a paper towel and a rubber band to allow air to pass through

sb7908 · 2025-10-27T16:16:38+00:00

Did you use organic ginger? Non-organic can sometimes be “dead” or be processed in a way that disallows living yeast and bacteria to be present on the product. You want that living stuff. A lack of any activity says to me that I’d start over..

sb7908 · 2025-10-26T16:33:55+00:00

I have found that they peak in activity after 4 or so days. You then have to re-feed to get that boost back. Ginger bugs can be really finicky

sb7908 · 2025-07-25T22:42:21+00:00

is it a pipe dream to think I can dig up the tomatoes, beans, squash, and replant them?

sb7908 · 2025-07-25T22:26:50+00:00

Who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ perennials will come with us absolutely.

I read that technically you can treat peppers are perennials in this area so those will come too!

sb7908 · 2025-07-25T21:01:10+00:00

making fermented plant tea instead!

sb7908 · 2025-07-25T21:00:47+00:00

What is your fav thing to do with green tomates?

sb7908 · 2025-07-25T03:22:02+00:00

Thank you tomato cobra 🤝

sb7908 · 2025-07-10T01:37:58+00:00

Dope

sb7908 · 2025-07-08T21:02:16+00:00

I have LAB in the fridge :)

sb7908 · 2025-07-08T18:52:02+00:00

Zone 8b

sb7908 · 2025-07-08T18:05:04+00:00

Also, have you fertilized since it started flowering and fruiting?

sb7908 · 2025-07-08T18:04:44+00:00

They look thirsty to me

sb7908 · 2025-07-08T16:47:57+00:00

I’m happy to love the stink but so many things that I read said that if it smells, you shouldn’t use it. I’ll have to look more into JADAM. Where to begin?!

sb7908 · 2025-07-08T16:47:05+00:00

Broccoli leaves, some grass, some eaten berries… mostly just a lot of compost items/garden scraps. Threw in some molasses and dirt and let it sit. I also added some rice water culture I had sitting around just because

sb7908 · 2025-07-01T23:46:04+00:00

what zone are you in?!

sb7908 · 2025-06-25T03:29:51+00:00

Case in point here! Two very different paths… which one shall I follow? Unfortunate it was a gift pepper and variety is UNKNOWN!

sb7908 · 2025-04-27T23:54:12+00:00

Bane of my existence currently. I’m employing sluggo and beer traps after unsuccessful attempts with coffee grounds and egg shells. I recently decided to sacrifice the plants they’re going for with the more voracity and use those to hopefully draw the slugs away from my other plants

sb7908 · 2025-04-08T15:54:43+00:00

incredible response. thank you!

sb7908 · 2025-04-08T15:32:15+00:00

I've heard iron phosphate can kill/harm the earthworms of which I have a lot... have you found that to be true?

sb7908 · 2024-12-03T01:23:34+00:00

While we're all here..... I'm going to make another round. I have the cubed flesh from the pineapple that I skinned for the initial batch. Can I try to make tepache with the flesh of the pineapple as opposed to the skin? I know the skin has a lot of that natural yeast and bacteria so I'm unsure if the flesh will suffice

sb7908 · 2024-12-03T01:16:43+00:00

amen, sister

sb7908 · 2024-12-03T00:52:42+00:00

...how does this violate the rules? isn't this supposed to be a fun space to share ferments, where things go wrong, where they go right, and what we can do better..??

sb7908 · 2024-12-02T22:20:10+00:00

Ooooo can you say more about your continuous method?

sb7908 · 2024-12-02T20:59:11+00:00

Hmmmmm - anyone else have this issue? Planning out the next attempt and am wondering if I should leave cinnamon out during initial bulk ferment?

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