How to CUT and DRY PLUMS Fast!

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How to CUT and DRY PLUMS Fast!

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Stefan Sobkowiak - The Permaculture Orchard

Күн бұрын

These simple tools have dramatically improved our preparation and drying of plums. Let's see how we cut and dry plums fast, using a plum pitter and a dehydrator.
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@amandaliberty08 2 жыл бұрын

I love my excalibur. It was my first preserving investment about 13 years ago and it's still working. Simple things sure do last.

@tallcedars2310 2 жыл бұрын

Have never seen a plum pitter and I'm 65, even grew up in orchard country, lol If I ever move back ther I know what I am buying, thanks for demoing!

@tallcedars2310 2 жыл бұрын

@@southernmountain Okanagan, BC Canada:)

@selfsufficientnic7112 2 жыл бұрын

Last year was my first year drying my plums. I was so thrilled with the taste. I don't know how I didn't think of doing it before now. I agree with you, a super snack

@markopecinovic4475 2 жыл бұрын

Hiya! Both my brother and I are from the eastern townships. We love your channel and we're thinking of stopping by your farm if that is possible. Funny we used to do this with our Grandmother back in the motherland. Prunes and wild prunes grow everywhere where we are.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! We'll be open for members this sunday and next saturday.

@lookintomyeyes83 2 жыл бұрын

my mom used to mention liquor made with sloes (old ukrainian/polish)...they are a type of small, wild plum, yes?

@markopecinovic4475 2 жыл бұрын

@@lookintomyeyes83 Our National drink, Rakia, is made with wild plums where we are from, but I mainly remember eating them right before some were ripe because I preferred them a little tart. I personally do not like the taste of Rakia, its too strong, but the fruits are what amps up my memories of us as kids enjoying them. Right now our goal here in Canada is to find Elderberry flowers, so we can make our own Syrup.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not certain about sloe but likely are seedling damson plums.

@HyperburnSeroo 2 жыл бұрын

@@lookintomyeyes83 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_spinosa

@heidschnucke6836 2 жыл бұрын

It’s great when people continue with their traditions. And share them with those of other cultures. It only takes one generation opting to leave them out of daily life, and they are gone. I preserve plums, to honour my parents, and their parents, and theirs.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

So true.

@charlesdevier8203 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. I have just ordered one to use next season.

@robinz2000 2 жыл бұрын

What great candy 😆 all year long I love how you were working and then how you were "working" I'd be snacking on those things too. I love plums. Thank you for the great tips you gave us. Hopefully I'll be able to use those next year.

@garybarkley2286 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait till my trees give me fruit I just got 2 plum trees this year so I have to be patient but it will come and I got 4 different apple trees and 2 peach and 2 pear this is all in a 2 year period I just needed to do more then a garden so I also went out and got 7 blueberry bushes and my raspberries r doing good as well as the strawberry’s did good this year and saved a lot of runners to get free plants to expand my pack thanks for all the tips I watch ya regularly it helps with some of the things I’ve ran into so far thanks for all you do again 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. That’s a great start, if you don’t have too many squirrels you’ll get to enjoy an abundance in a few years.

@garybarkley2286 2 жыл бұрын

@@StefanSobkowiak ya I don’t have to worry about it I have two dogs and that keep just about anything away lol 😂

@jampackedfamilycountrylivi8022 2 жыл бұрын

Really good video...we found about 10 plum trees last year on our property. Will invest in that pit remover. Didn't know it could be so easy!

@rogerscottcathey 2 жыл бұрын

Don't throw out the pits! Jarred fruit is better with pits intact. No need for all of them, just a few. Same with apricots and cherries. Yields a nice hint of amaretto flavour. Plus coenzyme B17! Hydrocyanic acid.

@CriaAndKiddFW 2 жыл бұрын

For canning, right?

@lookintomyeyes83 2 жыл бұрын

Love the earnest tone and great tips in these videos! Can't wait for my own fruit trees to start producing! (Had some flowers this year but the late Manitoba frost killed them all... :( )

@GrimbolTheDruid 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing the knowledge! 🙏

@mul3781 5 ай бұрын

Stay blessed. Happy people

@wirugby8 2 жыл бұрын

I'll take 2 bags. Thanks:)

@666Necropsy 2 жыл бұрын

last year i had my first plum from my multi grafted tree. it was insane. the flavors of bubble gum and the sweetness to knock your socks off. store bought plums are like another fruit. they dont compare at all.

@Cdngardengirl 2 жыл бұрын

I envy all your plums. I tried to grow them here twice and both times lost them to heavy black knot killing the trees. Love the pitter.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Plums are very sensitive to wet feet. If your soil has water less than 4’ deep they will usually go crazy with black knot.

@Cdngardengirl 2 жыл бұрын

@@StefanSobkowiak I actually have the opposite. My soil is heavy dry clay, on a bit of a slope, mature maples that were about 10 metres away from the plums, and not a lot of rainfall the past few years. My friend's plum trees, heavy with black knot, were on good draining soil, flat and near an outbuilding. It's almost as if black knot is 'in the air'.

@seedsweeds4255 Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for the amazing video!!. my black amber plums always end up in the steam juicer. Now my Excalibur will get some more time in the game. Thanks Stefan love your hard work! the 20 50year old plumtrees wont know what hit them next season.

@StefanSobkowiak Жыл бұрын

50 years! Would love to see pics of them.

@mellissadalby1402 2 жыл бұрын

I very much enjoy the videos that you post. Very practical.

@agpawpaw5912 8 ай бұрын

This is absolutely true. Most people never tasted real ripe fruit

@chadgarner9371 Жыл бұрын

Damn, my hand swelled up just watching that Yellow Jacket flying around...lol

@kismypencek6185 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive! Love the tool.

@patriot1182 2 жыл бұрын

I love prunes! I eat D'Noir Prunes Preservative free California grown from Sunsweet! I would love to try your prunes one day!

@Cool_boy258 2 жыл бұрын

BOO- YEAH! 1st!!

@jenniexfuller 2 жыл бұрын

Stefan, you need a Harvest Right Freeze Dryer.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

That’s one of the next investments.

@leozen8840 2 жыл бұрын

I’m wondering whether an oven would do the dehydrating trick.

@robinz2000 2 жыл бұрын

You can. But you have to be really really careful you don't burn them. The reason you do the dehydrator is you save more than natural enzymes. If it's something you're going to do a lot of it's worth getting a good dehydrator.

@sarahmitchell9366 2 жыл бұрын

An oven works, but you have to be really careful. I made a diy solar dehydrator out of a cookie sheet with a cooling rack in it, and a pyrex casserole can upside down on top. I've done cherries and tomatoes, not plums yet. It takes about 2 days, I just move it inside for the night. Works really well where I am in the dessert.

@blablabla1000able 2 жыл бұрын

Those bags remain good for years at room temperature?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Yup we still have some from 2 years ago. Eat the moistest first and keep the driest for years. We like to soak the really dry ones for 24hours in pineapple juice to rehydrate. Delish.

@TherealSakuraKei 2 жыл бұрын

Yay ♡ Thank YOOU !!! ^_^////~☆ Most people love Christmas; but this is by far my favourite season.

@Skashoon 2 жыл бұрын

Sure wish I could say that I have plums to dry. Fact is, the plum cuttings I bought never rooted. Neither did the nectarine cuttings. I’ve rooted grapevines and willow trees but these never developed a single root. I’ll be buying bare-rooted saplings next time. Combine that with my dogs eating my fig tree, lupine seedlings and Caragana seedlings and I need to start over this winter. I MAYBE have a couple of Sea Buckthorn seedlings, not quite sure. Goumi seeds just came out of stratification and will be planted this fall for Spring. Lead plant is doing ok, Cup plant and Sanfoin will also be fall sown. Chickens ate my Red Alder seedlings. I’ll be building a greenhouse this fall to improve my chances of success. Rough start, but I’m determined.

@Clarkticus 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely recommend buying bare root fruit trees, I hope you are successful!

@gerriedixon9576 2 жыл бұрын

Ever freeze them after you pit them? Ever do Canning with them?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

We made jam, never froze since drying is so easy.

@cindyfontaine2540 2 жыл бұрын

Seen you posted a clip of the dehydrator brand you use what about the pitter? And how many different ones have you gone thru?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

First pitter (link in description), second dehydrator in 30 years.

@RoseWoodruff 2 жыл бұрын

How do you store the bags of dried plums? Do you store them all in a pantry or in a cool garage?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Cool space. Really dry ones could be in a pantry.

@jwrightgardening 2 жыл бұрын

We are eating the last dozen plums of our golden plum tree this weekend. It's the 2nd year of fruit so maybe in another year or two we will have to preserve some of it. Then I'll have to look into that pitter. We planted a second plum tree, an Italian plum, the same time as the golden plum. Then in July a vole or rabbit girdled the whole trunk! 😭 Why? There were plenty of other more yummy things to eat. 🤷 It re-sprouted from below the graft so I guess that means I get to experiment with grafting using branches from my good tree, right?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Yes or find another to add to the collection

@tonisee2 2 жыл бұрын

Today is a good day - I learned something new! Thank you a lot! I have a question - do you have an experience on drying plumbs just on air or with some kind of solar-powered device?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on your climate, if you’re in dry Mediterranean climate it can work. In a humid climate like ours then they mild during the cool humid night. Solar drier the same thing, it’s the night that determines how well it works.

@Gemini-em6ki 2 жыл бұрын

Try Pakistani Plum ...these plums are orange from inside but our are red and juicy and sweet and big in size.

@jayhardy6610 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stefan. Have you done any large scale dehydrating? Especially for your apples.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Large scale as in 20 racks at a time, nothing larger.

@CriaAndKiddFW 2 жыл бұрын

Yummm. I just dried up some strawberries and my kiddo ate them already! Do you add citric acid to yours to keep them from discoloring? My Opa loved plum jam, can't wait for the season here to make some...

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

No unless we want really white apple slices we may add some lemon juice on apples only.

@dr.annlawrencebscnd7840 11 күн бұрын

What temperature is the dehydrator set at? How do you know when they are dry enough and won't mold?

@StefanSobkowiak 9 күн бұрын

There are labels at the different temps, one for fruit. A quick search shows 135-145 F.

@roccoconte2960 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great , one question are they as healthy dehydrated or fresh great video stephan as always.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing they lose dehydrating is water. Should be similar nutritionally.

@emmajohannessen3931 2 жыл бұрын

Any tips on which pitter to get?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

The one I use is linked in the description, works well.

@backwoodsbaby9729 2 жыл бұрын

People who dont have an Excalibur dont realize just how much fruit you just put up 🤣 that thing holds POUNDS but one thing ive learned is the tempering of the dried fruit to make sure its truly dried & isnt half way dry & gonna grow mold or spoil because there was some moisture left.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. We eat the most moist ones first and by early winter the ones left are so dry they will last for a few years. Then before eating we rehydrate a bag in pineapple juice and soak for a day. Keep them in the fridge for a couple of weeks if we don’t eat them first.

@thehillsidegardener3961 2 жыл бұрын

So true what you say, we have plums somewhat like yours and you HAVE to leave them till they get orange inside, it's another world. I want to mass-dry them like this (didn't even know there was a plum pitter for that, I have an olive/cherry one) but the last several years we have had late frosts that have severely affected the harvest, it sucks, I am waiting for that bumper year... You didn't mention - do you store them at room temperature in the bags? I guess they are quite dry and chewy with little remaining moisture content, else they might still mould after a while? So I might still be tempted to keep them in the freezer - you don't do that? (They probably don't last long enough, lol)

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

We make them in different degrees of dry. Really dry last forever at room temperature. Mainly dry last a few months again room temp. Dry but still soft should be stored in freezer or eaten soon and stored in fridge. We now rehydrate driest them in juice (fave is pineapple juice) in a mason jar in the fridge. Fantastic.

@thehillsidegardener3961 2 жыл бұрын

@@StefanSobkowiak Awesome, thanks for the explanation. I hope our harvest this year is a bumper one, I don't want to invest in a dehydrator unless it's going to be. Our kids will go crazy for these! Right now we just stone, halve and freeze them, and then chop and throw them into a bowl of porridge (the plum porridge of the song, maybe!), they are a winter staple! And we don't spray anything of course - while our neighbours swear blind that you can't grow plums without spraying!

@marvinbaier3627 2 жыл бұрын

There is a wild plum down the road from me. Can you plant those seeds and will it produce a plant? When would you plant them too? Thanks!

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it should produce a plum tree. Some of the wild plums go wild with suckers. Great if you want to plant a lot more or mow them to prevent a thicket.

@marvinbaier3627 2 жыл бұрын

@@StefanSobkowiak thanks

@user-jb1rv8ce8g 16 күн бұрын

Does it work with cling plums?

@StefanSobkowiak 15 күн бұрын

Yes just harder to separate from the pit

@user-jy2np7lp9q 7 ай бұрын

Where can you get the plum de-pitter?

@StefanSobkowiak 7 ай бұрын

Amazon

@marisolcomaduran4956 Жыл бұрын

Where did you purchase the plum pitter tool?

@StefanSobkowiak Жыл бұрын

Amazon, I think there was a link in the video description for one.

@robpaton7 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have an Excalibur drier - can you tell me what size bags you are using please? Nice to know 1 tray = 1 bag! I have found a supply of compostable potato starch bags so we can even ditch the plastic now!

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

It’s sandwich size ziplocks or knock offs.

@sarahmitchell9366 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think this would work on smaller nectarines too?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

All sweet fruit can be dried

@ahmadzeb3607 2 жыл бұрын

Is the dryer automatic sir?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

It has a timer and shuts off when the time is up. If it doesn’t you can buy timers to plug the dehydrator into it to do the same.

@RBrownPs 2 жыл бұрын

😋

@MsCaterific 2 жыл бұрын

🧡

@RoseWoodruff 2 жыл бұрын

I've had an Italian plum tree for over 20 years and have only received about three plums this whole time! What am I doing wrong?

@RoseWoodruff 2 жыл бұрын

I live in area 8B.

@CoolBreeze640 2 жыл бұрын

Do you prune it every year?

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

See my two videos on the subject: 4 reasons why your fruit tree is not producing fruit and 5 more reasons…

@RoseWoodruff 2 жыл бұрын

@@StefanSobkowiak Thank you!

@RoseWoodruff 2 жыл бұрын

@@CoolBreeze640 no

@izzywatashi371 2 жыл бұрын

Oh how cruel. Show me all those beautiful 'ripe' plums, then I have to watch you eat them.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@heldlightning7118 2 жыл бұрын

Mmm

@elizabethanderson5581 2 жыл бұрын

Over🎁 🤗🐥

@sailkotrajj3972 11 ай бұрын

💞🌹💞🇵🇰😋😋👍🏼👍🏼

@Njoy147_3 2 жыл бұрын

i am suprised the most that there is no worms inside in any of them

@StefanSobkowiak 2 жыл бұрын

Trios!

@Njoy147_3 2 жыл бұрын

@@StefanSobkowiak Well, i dont have trios per se but i dont have only plums either. some are in a group but the ones that i would say grow alone have some worms too. Well either way i wont use any chemicals. Need to have more birds maybe :)

@jdksweden3451 19 күн бұрын

After packing..do you store at room temperature or in refreeze?

@StefanSobkowiak 18 күн бұрын

Depends on moisture content. If really dry they can be kept in a baggie for years in a pantry no problem. If they still feel squishy then put them in the freezer, I lost several bags to mold because they had too much moisture. I don’t use sulfur.