Gabz! You have GOT to start growing violets. They make awesome jelly. I have a whole lawn full of wild ones. :)
No Poppies here, yet. I have a few of the Oriental types in red and peach, and I’ve been “seeding” the meadow with the standard orange California Poppies, (you know...that meadow that doesn’t belong to me?)...with poppies and all manner of stuff for years.
I’ve only gotten a few poppies to thrive; too much competition from the other floral and fauna. ‘The Meadow’ needs a good burn, but I’m not going to go THAT far, LOL!
Looking forward to Spring and Dandelions, believe it or not. I’m down to my last few sips of Dandelion Wine, and my last two bottles of Rose Petal Liquor. I plan on scarfing up as many rose petals from work as I can to make more. (We don’t spray them once they get to us. They come to us in bud, so no problem, re: chemicals.)
I need to get bizzy! (Like I won’t be putting in 60 hour weeks starting tomorrow. Grrrrr!)
How do you make jelly out of violets? Violets rank right up there with dandelions and clover—half the world is trying to eradicate them and the other half is busy blowing dandelion fluff!
I’m looking at the same 60 hour + right here shortly—if not this week, then next. We hit that spot every year when the green house is full to bursting, then the weather changes overnight and we get wiped out. Then people wonder why our plants are gone/too small, as if we can jsut wiggle our noses and produce more. Sigh.
Here’s a laugh for you guys—Gentleman came in the other day, wanted a pound and a half of potato seed. I grabbed a couple seed potatoes, put them in a sack, weighed them, showed him and asked—is this enough? He looks at me, dead serious, and says—no, I want potato seeds. One of the old farmer/loafers was sitting by the woodstove and I thot he was going to roll. We both managed to keep a straight face until the guy left—with the potatoes.
All the farmer said was—he hasn’t got a clue.