[Ag-eq] fruit trees and more

Sat Apr 11 16:54:41 UTC 2015

Tracy:

I don't know if I've ever had farm fresh Delicious apples.  When I buy them in
the store they seem to have a bland flavor and get mushy fast.

Do you think yours are crisp because they are fresh?

Also do you think there is a difference in the Red and Yellow Delicious apples?

I think I would like at least 2 more apple trees.

Do you have blue berries?

People tell me they can be hard to grow, so I'm a little hesitant about trying
them.  Blue berries are my favorite berry.

WellI'm going back to work.

Nella
Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> Wow Nella, how exciting!
> Be aware that dwarf trees still get 15-20 feet tall.  Not sure of the
> spacing.
> I have a dwarf yellow delicious apple.  It's about 15 feet tall.  The fruit
> is sweet-tart and crisp, very nice, and great for applesauce.
>
> Fresh homemade goat cheese!  Drooling all over my keyboard.
>
> It's still too cold for warm-weather crops like tomatoes here yet.  I'm
> planting tomato seeds inside today.  I'm planting spinach and such out in
> the cold frame as well.  I could probably plant it straight in the bed, but
> I'm afraid the varmints will eat it all.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfoster at extremezone.com [mailto:nfoster at extremezone.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 10:16 AM
> To: Tracy Carcione
> Subject: fruit trees and more
>
> Spring is really here and it's so wonderful. It's nice enough to plant and I
> have a million ideas, which cannot all happen at once.
>
> So yesterday I went to buy some tomatoes and peppers and came home with
> those  plus 5 dwarf fruit trees!
>
> I got 2 Bell of Georgia peach trees, 2 Bartlet pears and a Granny Smith
> apple.
> I want to get 1 or 2 more apple trees, but the only other dwarf trees they
> had were red and yellow delicious, which I really don't like.  I would like
> to get another cherry tree, but they didn't have any.
>
> I did get 3 types of peppers and 4 different tomatoes.
>
> I have a great place to put the trees; I've been planning on a little
> orchard there.  A friend is coming over later to help me put them in
> straight rows.  I have room for 9 trees there; my plan is to have 3 rows of
> 3.  I may add some plums later.  The cherry trees will be on the other side
> of the house.
>
> After I get all these things planted I will start working on an herb garden.
> It is so exciting to have so much room to plant.  I have all these ideas; I
> will be working on this the rest of my life.
>
> A couple of weeks ago I bought 2 new Alpine milk goats, they are both in
> milk, so now I have one more chore.  The one who gives the most milk is of
> course the hardest to milk.  The other is a perfect lady on the milking
> stand.  I plan on making cheese later today.
>
> Well, I guess I better hop to it and get to work.
>
> I hope everyone is doing well and I would love to hear what everyone is up
> to.
>
> Nella
>
>
>
> Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:
>
> > Hi Nella.
> > Wow, cherries!  I'm thinking of planting some kind of cherry.  I have
> > a Japanese maple that is not doing well.  It's big and old; I guess
> > it's just at the end of its life.  So I have the fun of figuring out
> > what to replace it with.
> >
> > I've planted some lettuce, too, and I'm going to plant some spinach,
> > if it ever stops raining.  I've also planted some turnips and
> > radishes.  Young turnips are really nice in a salad. And red mustard!
> > Gotta plant some of that, too.
> >
> > My herbs are chives, thyme, oregano, winter savory, coriander, and
> > chamomile.  I had a beautiful hardy rosemary, but the bitter cold last
> > winter killed it.  I have really nice spearmint, but it's pretty
> aggressive.
> > I should have contained it better.  I'll have to pull out the ones
> > that have escaped their place, again.
> > I also have some thyme and lemon thyme in a path I only use occasionally.
> > They can take a little being stepped on, and they smell great.
> > Tracy
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfoster at extremezone.com [mailto:nfoster at extremezone.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 8:49 AM
> > To: Tracy Carcione; Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> > Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] First harvest
> >
> >
> > Tracy:
> >
> > Your sandwich sounds good.
> >
> > I'll have to plant some chives.
> >
> > I've planted 2 kinds of lettuce, green cabbage, red cabbage and
> > chinese cabbage.
> >  Soon I will plant tomatoes and peppers.  I also want to make a little
> > herb garden.
> >
> > My cherry tree is full of blooms; I wish they had a stronger smell.
> > It would be great to get some cherries, but there are so many birds
> > they will probably get them all.
> >
> > Nella
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> >
> > > Last weekend, I got my first harvest of chives.  Those things are
> > > indestructible.  I've had them in a big pot for at least a decade.
> > > I water them when I water the flowers that are also in the pot, and
> > > I put some leaves or straw around them when it gets cold, and that's
> > > about it.  They just keep going.
> > >
> > > My sister-in-law gave me a panini-maker for Christmas.  I wasn't too
> > > sure about it, but it's turned out to be useful.  I made a grilled
> > > cheese and chive sandwich, and it was yummy.
> > >
> > > Tracy
> > >
> > >
> > >
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