Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I've been considering putting in some cold hardy figs. But to do it
would require disruption of my dise yard. I think I'll leave well
enough alone.
It would take several years for the tree to get established and bear fruit. This is our 10th summer in this house; IIRC Steve planted the
fig tree around our 3rd summer. It took maybe 3 years to get
established, then had a few (just enough for eating as they ripened)
figs. Then the next maybe 3 years it gradually increased production; in summer of 2021 I made 3 jars of fig preserves in addition to what we
ate out of hand. Summer of 2023 I made 18 jars, of which we're still eating on (and have given some away). Both last summer and this year,
I've been doing other things with the crop, including taking a 3 quart bowl filled to overflowing to our church. Last year they didn't go, probably due to our declining membership so we only took them once.
This summer 2 families basically cleaned out the bowl between them both Sundays we took it. I've tried several fig recipies over the last
couple of years, probably will try more next year.
I've been considering putting in some cold hardy figs. But to do it
would require disruption of my dise yard. I think I'll leave well
enough alone.
It would take several years for the tree to get established and bear fruit. This is our 10th summer in this house; IIRC Steve planted the
fig tree around our 3rd summer. It took maybe 3 years to get
IOW, given that I'm 83 it's a legacy project. That's why I'm planting paw-paws. (scientifically known as Asimina triloba)
I think I'll work on getting rhubarb established alongside thegarage. DD> Right by the TV tower also.
And the pawpaw trees - They grow fairly quicklyand bear fruit in their second year. My grandmother had a half-donen pawpaws outside her grade-landing door. My granddad and I used to eat the fruits by biting
off the end and squeezing the pulp into our mouths,spitting out the
*HUGE* seeds.
Our seeds came from North Carolina with my great-grandmother, Emma
Cherry.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I've been considering putting in some cold hardy figs. But to do it
would require disruption of my side yard. I think I'll leave well
enough alone.
It would take several years for the tree to get established and bear fruit. This is our 10th summer in this house; IIRC Steve planted the
fig tree around our 3rd summer. It took maybe 3 years to get
IOW, given that I'm 83 it's a legacy project. That's why I'm planting paw-paws. (scientifically known as Asimina triloba)
Leave it as a legacy for future owners of the house. The first
apartment Steve and I had was in a converted hotel. We had a first
floor, end unit, with a busy seafood restaurant kitchen probably not 20 feet away. It also had several established fig bushes (couldn't really call them trees). Several weeks before we got married, Steve and the apartment manager made fig preserves so we enjoyed several jars of them over our first winter.
I think I'll work on getting rhubarb established alongside the
garage. Right by the TV tower also.
Sounds good to me. (G)
And the pawpaw trees - They grow fairly quickl yand bear fruit in their second year. My grandmother had a half-donen pawpaws outside her grade-landing door. My granddad and I used to eat the fruits by biting
off the end and squeezing the pulp into our mouths,spitting out the
*HUGE* seeds.
Happy memories. I've heard of pawpaws, never had the chance to try one. Closest I've probably come is persimmons; one of our church families in Hawaii had a persimmon tree and would share the abundance every fall. Talking with a friend today, was telling her about the many different foods/cuisines I've tried since getting married but forgot to mention
the persimmons. Probably mentally lumped them with the rest of the Hawaiian foods. (G)
Our seeds came from North Carolina with my great-grandmother, Emma
Cherry.
Do you know what part of North Carolina?
I've been considering putting in some cold hardy figs. But to do it
It would take several years for the tree to get established and bear fruit. This is our 10th summer in this house; IIRC Steve planted the
fig tree around our 3rd summer. It took maybe 3 years to get
IOW, given that I'm 83 it's a legacy project. That's why I'm planting paw-paws. (scientifically known as Asimina triloba)
Leave it as a legacy for future owners of the house. The first
I cannot recall having eaten anything "fig" with the exception of
Nabisco Fig Newtons. I'm going to ask my buddy Lazlo's wife for help
in finding a local source.
And the pawpaw trees - They grow fairly quickl yand bear fruit in their second year. My grandmother had a half-donen pawpaws outside her grade-landing door. My granddad and I used to eat the fruits by biting
off the end and squeezing the pulp into our mouths,spitting out the
*HUGE* seeds.
Happy memories. I've heard of pawpaws, never had the chance to try one. Closest I've probably come is persimmons; one of our church families in Hawaii had a persimmon tree and would share the abundance every fall. Hawaiian foods. (G)
Keep in mind that papayas are also known colloquially as "paw-paw" but
are *very* different. I like both - but I never, ever, refer to papaya
as paw paw. Bv)=
Our seeds came from North Carolina with my great-grandmother, EmmaPennsylvania.
Cherry.
Do you know what part of North Carolina?
Costaal from Jacksonville north into southern Virginia. I am told that Cherry is quite a common last name in that area. My sister dug into
the "begats" for our branch of the family tree some years ago and
quite a lotof our ancestry came from NC and Virginia as well as
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