Posted on 03/29/2013 2:17:42 PM PDT by greeneyes
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What kind of persimmon tree? There are several different types. Black persimmons are the wild ones, orange persimmons are either small or the size of tennis balls.
Did you start them by using seed or plants? And they keep growing year after year? Now, that’s my kind of plant.
Have you ever thought about shallots? I brought some of those from the farm years ago. They are also called multiplier onions. My dad lost all his a few years later, so I reestablished from my crop.
I also gave some to my sister. She now has half a row in her garden. Same with my neighbor. He put on bunch in a pot and it stayed in there for over two years. Now he has a patch about 8X12 full of them.
Argh. Darned Google! I’ll have to keep looking then.
Those are long gone. Turned into acres and acres of McMansions and strip malls.
True. Hadn’t thought of those as they are NOT happy in the deep south. A chain link fence or something similarly sturdy could house a few grapevines, currants might be an attractive plant and cranberries might like a damp boggy part of the yard that might not grow anything else.
Those are pretty!
Just looked and I see another moruga scorpion just peeking out along with a bhut jolokia.
Our mayor loves hot stuff and a friend of ours gave her one of our bhut jolokias we’d shared with him. She ate it. The whole thing. Her face turned red, she began to sweat, and then she asked him if he had any more. *lol* Brave woman. I use them sparingly in salsas and chili.
Be very, very careful what gardening supplies you buy at the store. Good grief, look at what I just saw - http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-couple-indoor-gardening-prompted-pot-raid-182449463.html
I just pinged the list owner to that article.
Insanity prevails.
“Have you ever thought about shallots?”
Thanks for that suggestion.
Very interesting, it looks like something they call the Everlasting Onion.
I’ll keep everyone updated on how it turns out. I like to try new things out. I heard about this a couple weeks ago on a radio show locally. Checked out “grafting Tomatoes” on google. Found a web site selling “kits” for $12.99. You get the hybred seeds,clips and instructions.
We all started out as Armatures and I'm constantly learning new things every year.
I ran out this winter because last year was sorta like a small nuke had hit my back yard. I only got a couple of 5-gallon buckets of tomatoes.
/johnny
Chickens will tear your garden apart. The manure is good though.
Guineas might be better for insect control. Not so great for eggs though. My great aunt had guineas for her garden. They’re also good watch animals. No one can just walk up to your house without being announced.
If you can see deer, start planning on fencing. The deer will eat everything.
Mention deer and I start flipping through recipes. They, and the squirrels and some of the larger birds know that I guess.
Only critters I have to worry about are vine borers and spider mites. ;)
/johnny
Yep! That’s the one. Not only elusive in gardens & at suppliers, but also on the net.
But the land is still there. It just needs encouuragement! LOL.
Well, the lands still there, yes. Except for all the houses, driveways, swimming pools, streets and parking lots.
There are still a few ‘heirloom’ farms that get special tax dispensation on property taxes. The garden state is now the homeowners association state.
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