tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post5941158629640349495..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: Call the Volunteers!Larry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-18646210449920627072007-07-06T21:43:00.000-04:002007-07-06T21:43:00.000-04:00Hey guys... sorry about the late response; the 4th...Hey guys... sorry about the late response; the 4th pretty much absorbed one evening & catching up on other stuff did for the next. We had some friends over on the 4th; now that they're gone, I can start drinking all the beer I confiscated from The Boy and his friends. :-)<BR/><BR/>IVG, thanks for the ID on the moss rose. I won't mess with it, but I sure wish it would stop trying to engulf the garlic. Is this plant Italian, by any chance? And thanks for the boomer!<BR/><BR/>FM, I don't know how much I'll end up selling, but if I get a chance to trade I'm going to get some cilantro. I planted one & it died. I just haven't had good luck with cilantro yet.<BR/><BR/>Olivia, I don't count how much jelly I go through. Probably not as much as I used to, if The Boy isn't around to scarf it!<BR/><BR/>Boran, KB, the blackberries around the manor have been OK. Nothing overwhelming. But there's a couple of large stands around some brush piles in my pasture area, and another humonguous one near the chicken houses. I haven't raided the latter yet, but probably will this weekend: I "only" got 1/2 gallon more off the stand in the pasture.<BR/><BR/>At this point, I'm looking forward to the blueberries coming in — I found three or four more tall (i.e. not ground-hugger) bushes on the way to the pasture. Not sure how many we'll get, but Mrs. Fetched loves blueberries enough that she'll help pick. :-)<BR/><BR/>It's the weekend!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-10204684649709536212007-07-05T08:42:00.000-04:002007-07-05T08:42:00.000-04:00I was struck by the berries-by-the-gallon sentence...I was struck by the berries-by-the-gallon sentence too. I love berries. But, I don't have much faith in the grocery store variety. They're almost always moldy.<BR/><BR/>We've got a berry bush in our backyard, but it hasn't been very productive yet.<BR/><BR/>-kbkatiebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262129879015590898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-58210072249506638492007-07-04T10:21:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:21:00.000-04:00This must be the year for reseeding. I've also go...This must be the year for reseeding. I've also got plants that appear to melons or squash all over. But berries by the gallon? Lucky you!boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-65528206263023637442007-07-04T09:43:00.001-04:002007-07-04T09:43:00.001-04:00Oh, and Happy Fourth of July!Oh, and Happy Fourth of July!oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401788202984343513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-78957024915592294382007-07-04T09:43:00.000-04:002007-07-04T09:43:00.000-04:00Oh yes ... you've got quite the nice selection of ...Oh yes ... you've got quite the nice selection of tasty things -- berries and basil and peppers ... <BR/><BR/>That's wondeful that you have such a bounty ... I like the idea of bartering/trading them at the market ... :)<BR/><BR/>How many jars of blackberry jelly do you go through in the winter?oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401788202984343513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-7041764370391736532007-07-04T08:19:00.000-04:002007-07-04T08:19:00.000-04:00Hi FARfetched.Good looking plants you've got there...Hi FARfetched.<BR/><BR/>Good looking plants you've got there. Who knows, if you start selling at the farmer's market, it might balloon out, and you might can start selling Planet Georgia veggies nation wide. :)<BR/><BR/>Hope you and the family have a good 4th.Family Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101125448247590979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-1648169161190763642007-07-04T04:35:00.000-04:002007-07-04T04:35:00.000-04:00Leave that volunteer alone, FAR! That's a nice cl...Leave that volunteer alone, FAR! That's a nice clump of moss rose (<I>portulaca grandiflorum</I>) that you'll want to keep around! Looks to be an orange-y one, which is one of my faves ... yes, they are an annual but they self seed quite enthusiastically. We love finding them in our beds out front ... just let it go ... it won't take up much space and will provide you with great flowers even in the driest months of the summer. They come up real small in the late spring, so when you can distinguish them from ordinary purslane the weed, just let them do their thing! <BR/><BR/>Ok, so now we'll light the "Whirlwind of Caribbean Sea" number in yours and Mrs. Fetch's honor tonight. Film at 11:00, lol. <BR/><BR/>Have a great holiday down there on your planet, my friend!Iowa Victory Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220818462081082930noreply@blogger.com