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Tag Archives: fruit
Pruning and Propagating and Hoping…
Last year was a good year for grape propagation, and so I spent the day pruning the grapes, which have gone dormant, and potting up cuttings thus: I’ve been gang potting cuttings lately, as it saves time and materials, and … Continue reading
Posted in Food Forest, Fruit, Propagation, Vegetables
Tagged fig, food forest, fruit, grapes, propagation
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Like a Broken Record…
Garlic scapes! This handful is the second harvest. I could go on and on about garlic scapes, but I’ve already done so here and here. Today I planted a bunch of things out in the food forest, including grapes, an … Continue reading
Ever the Optimist, I Planted a Mandarin…
…by which I don’t mean a bureaucrat of Imperial China, but Citrus reticulata. The climate here is pretty far outside the range of most citrus, and my dream – long ago shattered – has always been to have a lime … Continue reading
Spring is Springing: Asian Pears and Asparagus
Despite recent snows and heavy rains, signs of spring continue to appear in the garden. The 4-in-1 Asian pear I planted a few weeks back is leafing out and breaking bud. It’s an interesting one, as each of the four … Continue reading
Layering Blackcurrants
Spent the day propagating plants. Back in fall, I tried my hand at ground layering, a technique that involves burying part of a plant stem to encourage the plant to root in place. Specifically, I bent a long blackcurrant stem … Continue reading
Posted in Food Forest, Fruit, Vegetables
Tagged blackcurrant, currant, fig, food forest, fruit, layering, peppers, pomegranate, propagation, seeds, Vegetables
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Bees to the Rescue
In a prior post, I speculated that the plum blossoms would be ruined, resulting in (yet another) bad fruit year. As I wandered the garden this morning, I was delighted by the familiar buzz of hundreds (sounding like thousands) of … Continue reading
March Miracle?
Woke up to snow for the first time in months. Not sure if this is the March miracle I’ve been hoping for – it’s been an unusual weather year, overly warm and overly dry – but I’ll take it. Of … Continue reading
Signs of Spring
Plants seem uninterested in dates, instead using temperature and daylight hours and plant hormones to define “spring,” and many plants in my garden have decided that now’s the time. Though there doesn’t seem to be consensus – the asparagus seems … Continue reading
Posted in Food Forest, Fruit
Tagged climate, food forest, fruit, propagation, seasons, spring, weather
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