You look like you have the exactly the same t-shirt and shorts in both pictures! How do we know you didn't plant full grown trees in the second picture?
You don't. There are lots of things I might lie about but the planting of trees from seeds? My mind may be going but I hope my integrity will be the last bodily function to fail me.
That was a bit of a joke about the planted trees. Actually I was making a remark about how your outfit seemed to be exactly the same after 18 years! You must really be light on your clothes or you really like the same things from year to year which seem to be available in exactly the same color and style year after year! I hope I'm not stepping on any toes.
Wow! That is amazing your clothes lasted that long! The detergent company you use would probably love to have you in a commercial! You know like Jared for Subway!
According to the Oxford English Dictionary the cherimoya is "universally allowed to be the most delicious of any known fruit"! It's fragrant and from Peru! It's legal. However according to the World Book Encyclopedia it "grows wild in the tropical highlands of the Andes Mountains in South America and it is cultivated in California and Florida". So, I guess BJR is saying it might not bear fruit in Maryland. Maybe if you had a greenhouse it might. I'm intrigued by "tropical highland". I've never heard of a tropical highland. I think of Hawaii and Scotland. They seem not to belong together however South America probably has some very unique eco-systems.
Yoo-hoo! I'm serious about the wedding pictures. I love weddings. Will we get to see a picture(s) of you and your lovely wife? You look extremely happy in this photo!
BJR, smuggle home the seeds. I love a challenge. As an aside, a fig tree given to me by a neighbor dies off every winter and then comes back, but is not close to bearing fruit. I would love to walk out side and eat the figs right off the tree, the way I do raspberries and tomatoes.
I don't mean to pick on you however you said there are lots of things you might lie about you meant that tongue-in-cheek, correct? You had said the most of the things in the blog are heart- felt you meant that, right? Are you saying "little white lies"? If someone asks "Does this make my rear look fat?" you would perhaps say no to be polite. However if someone asks "Does eating bacon at every meal make by rear fat?" You might say yes. Is that what you mean?
My cousin sometimes sends Japanese persimmons via the mail. Come to think about it it's sent late in the year so that is probably why I don't see any persimmons on your tree. Your manner of dress would indicate that this is probably a summer picture.
There are persimmons on the tree, too small to see from that distance. They are not ripe yet because we get freezes very late in the year. I have found a collection of about 20 American persimmon trees on the Eastern shore that all ripen at once. I plan another year of collecting.
If you go to pbs.org and look up the "Victory Garden" and click the section in the lower left corner for answers to horticulture questions I think the third bullet down might answer your question. It's about helping your fig trees bear fruit! It could be that your fig tree still in their teens!
Perhaps I should ask back again in June. I think I got drawn into the picture and thought it was summer! Halloween might be an inappropriate time for a wedding picture.
I wonder if those gigantic pumpkins would thrive in Africa. You know the ones they grow near Half Moon Bay in Northern California and I think in the Midwest; they always have those contests for the largest. They command a price of $500.00 per seed! Maybe the elephants would be left alone to eat the corn and the people would grow and eat the pumpkins!
In light of what happened to Sharon Brown and her infant in Kenya maybe domesticating the African elephant for farming is not such a good idea. God rest their souls. After all there is equipment. Those tusks really symbolize their wildness and I would imagine they don't want to be enslaved and will kill for their freedom. I sure they would enjoy eating pumpkin as well as humans and we do have a pumpkin shortage slated for 2010 so maybe we should get a John Deer salesman over there.
Ah, but the snow killed my stunted child. Three feet of it covered its two foot height and when it slide it sheared it off at the base. Will it come back this year? Time will tell.
Suggestion. If you know snow will be coming you might put a bucket or some kind of protection over the sapling and then remember to remove it so it can get some sunshine afterward the threat of snow is gone.
It was not just snow, it was 3 feet of snow. It shifted position like a mini glacier. There is a shoot coming up where the original persimmon grew. It may be the original tree coming back yet again.
This happened a long time ago so I may be fuzzy with the details however I knew someone who had a miscarriage and the umbilical cord kept coming back and her doctor said that only happens in Japan! Maybe if the tree comes back it's because of the haikus and if not it's because it's an American persimmon! Remember to take precautions before a snow storm. We have great meteorologists.
I admit I have now cheated. Just in case my 19 year old sapling does not return from the "as if dead", I have planted 12 new seeds, collected from my favorite and secret persimmon site. Maybe more accurate to say to pay homage to the first tree.
On another note, there are two more persimmon trees growing near the first tall tree. I wonder if they spread clonally.
On yet another note, I am waiting for the cherimoya seeds to germinate. I will keep you posted.
I have six cherimoya plants. I moved one outside to replace a Franklinia that died and will over winter the others inside. Good luck little cherimoya plant that was planted outside.
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Wow! You have a green thumb! Did you eat all the persimmons?
You want to try growing a cherimoya tree? I can give you lots of cherimoya seeds. Don't know whether you could ever get any fruit from it, though.
When do we get to see your wedding pictures?
You look like you have the exactly the same t-shirt and shorts in both pictures! How do we know you didn't plant full grown trees in the second picture?
You don't. There are lots of things I might lie about but the planting of trees from seeds? My mind may be going but I hope my integrity will be the last bodily function to fail me.
If you bring seeds, smuggled in illegally, I will attempt to grow them.
That was a bit of a joke about the planted trees. Actually I was making a remark about how your outfit seemed to be exactly the same after 18 years! You must really be light on your clothes or you really like the same things from year to year which seem to be available in exactly the same color and style year after year! I hope I'm not stepping on any toes.
Why would I throw out clothes just because they are old. When the time is right I will put them and me on the trash heap.
Wow! That is amazing your clothes lasted that long! The detergent company you use would probably love to have you in a commercial! You know like Jared for Subway!
Or is it the clothing manufacturer?
You have a most beautiful garden!It reminds me of an English garden!
According to the Oxford English Dictionary the cherimoya is "universally allowed to be the most delicious of any known fruit"! It's fragrant and from Peru! It's legal. However according to the World Book Encyclopedia it "grows wild in the tropical highlands of the Andes Mountains in South America and it is cultivated in California and Florida". So, I guess BJR is saying it might not bear fruit in Maryland. Maybe if you had a greenhouse it might. I'm intrigued by "tropical highland". I've never heard of a tropical highland. I think of Hawaii and Scotland. They seem not to belong together however South America probably has some very unique eco-systems.
You don't mean placing yourself on the trash heap literally, do you? Are you crazy?
Yoo-hoo! I'm serious about the wedding pictures. I love weddings. Will we get to see a picture(s) of you and your lovely wife? You look extremely happy in this photo!
BJR, smuggle home the seeds. I love a challenge.
As an aside, a fig tree given to me by a neighbor dies off every winter and then comes back, but is not close to bearing fruit. I would love to walk out side and eat the figs right off the tree, the way I do raspberries and tomatoes.
I don't mean to pick on you however you said there are lots of things you might lie about you meant that tongue-in-cheek, correct? You had said the most of the things in the blog are heart- felt you meant that, right? Are you saying "little white lies"? If someone asks "Does this make my rear look fat?" you would perhaps say no to be polite. However if someone asks "Does eating bacon at every meal make by rear fat?" You might say yes. Is that what you mean?
My cousin sometimes sends Japanese persimmons via the mail. Come to think about it it's sent late in the year so that is probably why I don't see any persimmons on your tree. Your manner of dress would indicate that this is probably a summer picture.
There are persimmons on the tree, too small to see from that distance. They are not ripe yet because we get freezes very late in the year. I have found a collection of about 20 American persimmon trees on the Eastern shore that all ripen at once. I plan another year of collecting.
If you go to pbs.org and look up the "Victory Garden" and click the section in the lower left corner for answers to horticulture questions I think the third bullet down might answer your question. It's about helping your fig trees bear fruit! It could be that your fig tree still in their teens!
I would imagine you have some delicious recipes using persimmons.
Perhaps I should ask back again in June. I think I got drawn into the picture and thought it was summer! Halloween might be an inappropriate time for a wedding picture.
I wonder if those gigantic pumpkins would thrive in Africa. You know the ones they grow near Half Moon Bay in Northern California and I think in the Midwest; they always have those contests for the largest. They command a price of $500.00 per seed! Maybe the elephants would be left alone to eat the corn and the people would grow and eat the pumpkins!
The elephants could maybe help with the harvest of those pumpkins. Nothing political intended.
You look like you've been working out. Do you play alot of soccer or belong to a league?
Plus the elephants can be a wonderfully rich source of compost to enable them to grow a tremendous amount of food.
They need an elephant whisperer!
In light of what happened to Sharon Brown and her infant in Kenya maybe domesticating the African elephant for farming is not such a good idea. God rest their souls. After all there is equipment. Those tusks really symbolize their wildness and I would imagine they don't want to be enslaved and will kill for their freedom. I sure they would enjoy eating pumpkin as well as humans and we do have a pumpkin shortage slated for 2010 so maybe we should get a John Deer salesman over there.
Of course it almost goes without saying that the composte would be sanitized for health reasons. (
Some people around here don't understand)
That's spelled c-o-m-p-o-s-t period. Looks like you play tennis.
That's spelled John D-e-e-r-e.
You must have a really big yard.
It must be so romantic for you with all that snow for Valentine's Day. All you need now are chocolate covered strawberries and champagne.
Or frozen persimmons and champagne.
Ah, but the snow killed my stunted child. Three feet of it covered its two foot height and when it slide it sheared it off at the base. Will it come back this year? Time will tell.
Was that the cherimoya?
Suggestion. If you know snow will be coming you might put a bucket or some kind of protection over the sapling and then remember to remove it so it can get some sunshine afterward the threat of snow is gone.
It was not just snow, it was 3 feet of snow. It shifted position like a mini glacier. There is a shoot coming up where the original persimmon grew. It may be the original tree coming back yet again.
Global warming in your own backyard! Reminds me of an abortion as well! Yikes!
This happened a long time ago so I may be fuzzy with the details however I knew someone who had a miscarriage and the umbilical cord kept coming back and her doctor said that only happens in Japan! Maybe if the tree comes back it's because of the haikus and if not it's because it's an American persimmon! Remember to take precautions before a snow storm. We have great meteorologists.
Tongue in cheek.
I admit I have now cheated. Just in case my 19 year old sapling does not return from the "as if dead", I have planted 12 new seeds, collected from my favorite and secret persimmon site. Maybe more accurate to say to pay homage to the first tree.
On another note, there are two more persimmon trees growing near the first tall tree. I wonder if they spread clonally.
On yet another note, I am waiting for the cherimoya seeds to germinate. I will keep you posted.
I have six cherimoya plants. I moved one outside to replace a Franklinia that died and will over winter the others inside. Good luck little cherimoya plant that was planted outside.
I think you missed a word. You meant you will keep the others inside, right?
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