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re: "peaches, pears, apples, cherries, oranges, lemons, mulberry, plums, Russian olives..."
Unbelievable! I am insanely jealous! You *do* know that you wouldn't be able to pull off such awesome variety in most other parts of the country, right?
I'm looking at your crops with an eye to what I can grow on my property and thinking, "nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, yeah maybe, nope, nope..."
*sigh*
I have apple trees and blackberries on my land. I planted cherry trees a couple years ago, but I've only been up there in the off season since, and I can't tell whether they're alive or dead. I suspect the latter, but I'll know for sure when I drive up on July 19th.
I've asked about nut trees, and everyone I've spoken with says they don't know of any nut trees grown in New Hampshire. I thought chestnuts were endemic to the Northeast but I can't find anyone... even at the local nursery... who can confirm it or tell me who sells them.
Apples, peaches, cherries, nectarines, sugar maples - these are the only food trees that I know for certain to be viable in my area. And as clo said, most of the other garden plants, except for blackberries and raspberries, have to be planted every year. That's a LOT of work.
I think cattails grow, but I have no pond or bog. (Neighbors down the road do. Normally, I wouldn't envy them. It just breeds mosquitos and frogs and doesn't even have fish since it dries up each year.) My little steam flows swiftly and is beautiful, but cattails won't grow on its banks unless I alter it - which is illegal, though that won't necessarily stop me since I think I could possibly make some changes that won't hurt anyone.
Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months
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Re: My Bountiful Garden (picture thanks to Clo's help with "tinypic"!)
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Thanks for the suggestions!!!
I grew corn last year and I am embarrassed to admit I haven't gotten around to planting them this year. I planted potatoes but my elbow has been injured and that, I think more than anything else, delayed my completing my planting projects.
But I never thought of popping corn!!! Great point and idea!
And cattails!! Wow!!!! I had heard of that but forgot it . I have been doing some research on what to plant in the pond. I did just plant gunera there and had thought of lotus (both edible) but cattail totally slipped by me. I will get on that!
Lots of bamboo already. Not as much as there WAS (i did a lot of clearing) but more than enough! I DO have almonds planted..as well as the well walnuts, heartnuts, hazelnuts (filberts), pecans, chestnuts, ...and more. And then there are the well known fruit trees....peaches, pears, apples, cherries, oranges, lemons, mulberry, plums, Russian olives, autumn olives, goumi,(the last three are nitro fixers and not olives), olives, figs, loquat, persimmon, avocado, apricots, grapes, Pomegranates, and ...well I know I missing probably another ten.
And the vines and bushes...kiwi, appleberry, currants, gooseberry, jostaberry, raspberry, boysenberry, strawberry, elderberry, etc.
Man....and I bet I am missing another 10...20 maybe more of the more exotic ones (e.g., siberian pea shrub, yellowtail tree (leaves can be eaten as a lettuce). I have a LOT LOT LOT of exotic things ... snowberry.... damn...what is that thing called??...
Well, anyway, I am quite proud of the numerous perennial edibles I have growing, many of which aren't supposed to grow here but seem to be doing okay or better. kinnineck, evergreen flowering dogwood (yeah...edible fruit), evergreen eleganius, quince...guava...(got it!!)...
Well, you get the idea!
I'm trying all sorts of things I've never even HEARD of before ...much less tasted or seen grown.
I haven't tried banana yet. or coffee :->
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