To: Red_Devil 232
Lagniappe is such an all around pleasing word! The sound and the spelling and the way it rolls off your tongue. Don’t you love it?!
On the figs, 10’ is probably good. They get huge here.
Don’t know about the pear tree. I’m not familiar with that variety. The most popular one here is Keiffer. It’s an old keeping pear. Hard, and it comes off about the middle of Aug.
To: gardengirl
It is a great word. I lived in Lafayette - New Iberia, La. area for about 17 years. Langiappe is just one of those nice things happen when you don't expect it. It can be just a small gesture, like when you buy a book and get a book mark. Or it can be small and turn out to be big like when I went to a friends crawfish boil and just happened to meet my future wife.LOL
After posting I did another search and found this on one web site, "Pollinate with COURTHOUSE, FLORDAHOME, BALDWIN, PINEAPPLE or LE CONTE". Looks like I need another Pear tree
13 posted on
02/08/2008 11:16:55 AM PST by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: gardengirl; Red_Devil 232
Lagniappe is such an all around pleasing word! Absolutely, a wonderful word in all ways!!!!
28 posted on
02/09/2008 6:26:07 PM PST by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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