Bloom Time
The large sassafras trees are starting to bloom. The birds really enjoy the fruit, the Japanese Beetles the leaves. Personally I like the root. A little sassafras tea on a cold winter day. mmmm This...
View ArticleRed Lake Currant Cuttings – Day 80
These are the only two cuttings of the twelve to make it. It had looked like three others were going to make it but they slowly died. They never really recovered from the fungus issue early on. Both of...
View ArticleBerry Good
I often get up long before I have to start getting ready for work to browse the garden. The morning is cool and the birds are out in full chorus. I do the container watering at this time, harvest what...
View ArticleUpdate: Current Cuttings – Day 25
Good news and bad news. First the good news. 4 of the 6 treated cuttings and 1 of the 6 non-treated cuttings have several roots between 1/2″ and 1″ long. I’ve separated them out into their own pots. I...
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A New Home for Hazelnuts & Currants
Both the Corylus americana aka ‘American Hazelnuts’ and the Red Lake Currants are just now waking up. I decided to give them a more permanent home. The 3 gallon pots were ok for last year (I picked...
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Blooms, some spots and where are all the pictures?
The blueberries are a bloomin’. Normally it is a little colder when the blueberries bloom. Rarely do I see any honey bees out yet but the yearly visit from my lone bumble bee should be starting up...
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