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.
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