[Ag-eq] fruit trees and more

Sat Apr 11 17:27:43 UTC 2015

My Golden Delicious keep very well, and, well, when I'm making applesauce, I
just cut out any mushy bits.
I never cared for Red Delicious, so, when I got an apple, I got Golden.  Now
there are a lot more varieties for the home orchard than when I got mine.
I've even seen some with 2 or 3 kinds grafted onto one tree, which would be
interesting.

Yes, I have blueberries.  They don't get very sweet, though.  Jersey has
naturally acid soil, which blueberries like.  Maybe Arkansas soil is
different, and they take more work.  These days, there are several small
blueberry bushes designed to grow in a pot, where one could make the soil
just right.

I also have raspberries, which I love.  I always get a good harvest, one in
Spring and another in Fall.  They tend to spread, so have to be confined, or
whacked out, and pulling the dead canes is a sticker business, but it's
worth it for fresh raspberries hot off the bush.
Tracy

-----Original Message-----
From: nfoster at extremezone.com [mailto:nfoster at extremezone.com] 
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 12:55 PM
To: Tracy Carcione; Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] fruit trees and more

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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