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Post by A.R. Parsons on May 8, 2022 0:18:47 GMT
We grow Camino Real strawberries here though some grow the inferior Camarosa locally. Not much I can think of that's better than fresh picked strawberries. Blueberries are coming on strong. Will have Moon & Stars watermelons in a few months.
Lot's of people grow peaches around here but I've never been a fan.
Any fresh fruit you're looking forward to or currently enjoying?
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Post by souphound on May 8, 2022 1:06:13 GMT
We have a florishing cranberry industry here now and the product is superb. Very much looking forward to the Fall when they're in season. I rarely eat them out of season (canned, jellied...) but fresh, yummmm.
Fruitwise, I'm pretty much in apple country here. Traditionally, the boring McIntosh. Well, not boring really. I'm just totally bored with apples in general having survived an abundance in youth I think.
We have superb blueberries as well, especially the little guys from Lac St-Jean. In 1870, there was a huge forest fire in the area, which created a heaven for blueberries to flourish (apparently). I like them, especially in pancakes and muffins.
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Post by A.R. Parsons on May 8, 2022 1:52:03 GMT
Lots of wild blueberries here as well, but they are generally called huckleberries or deer berries. Much smaller than the cultivated rabbit eye varieties but much, much tastier.
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Post by sloopjohnc on May 10, 2022 15:37:31 GMT
I am growing strawberries in my garden and have an apple tree. Oregon is different than California as far as fruit.
Blackberries grow like crazy here so much so they are a weed of sorts.
They grow a lot of smaller berries, blackberries, marionberries (hybrid raspberry and blackberry), blueberries and pears.
Because it's a big agricultural state, lots of egg and fruit stands in my neighborhood. It is not unusual for people to breed chickens, pigs, geese - there's a beef ranch right up the road from me.
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Post by oh oooh on May 10, 2022 16:07:18 GMT
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Post by A.R. Parsons on May 12, 2022 23:06:58 GMT
Mind explaining what's so funny? No fresh fruit available in the UK, only rotting vegetables?
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Post by fonz on May 15, 2022 17:48:45 GMT
I like bananas and mangoes. Tomatoes too
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Post by A.R. Parsons on May 16, 2022 11:31:05 GMT
I've never had a mango!
I do have 5 varieties of heirloom tomatoes growing: Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Beefsteak, Thornburn's Terra Cotta (sent as a gift) & Black Strawberry. Really love the purple / black varieties.
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Post by souphound on May 16, 2022 14:09:32 GMT
I've never had a mango! I do have 5 varieties of heirloom tomatoes growing: Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Beefsteak, Thornburn's Terra Cotta (sent as a gift) & Black Strawberry. Really love the purple / black varieties. I've never had a mango either. Nor a papaya for that matter. Of tose tomato varieties, I'm only familiar with the Beefsteak. My main problem with growingmy own tomatoes is that they tend to shower you with abondance at one time. When they're ready, you have way too many at one time. Unless you jar or can them, you end up oversaturated and waste a lot. Me no like that (and I don't jar for a variety of reasons). So, I sample from local grower as much as I can. |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2022 14:34:15 GMT
Next week, elasticated waistbands on trousers. Yay or nay.
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Post by A.R. Parsons on May 16, 2022 18:00:55 GMT
I've never had a mango! I do have 5 varieties of heirloom tomatoes growing: Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Beefsteak, Thornburn's Terra Cotta (sent as a gift) & Black Strawberry. Really love the purple / black varieties. I've never had a mango either. Nor a papaya for that matter. Of tose tomato varieties, I'm only familiar with the Beefsteak. My main problem with growingmy own tomatoes is that they tend to shower you with abondance at one time. When they're ready, you have way too many at one time. Unless you jar or can them, you end up oversaturated and waste a lot. Me no like that (and I don't jar for a variety of reasons). So, I sample from local grower as much as I can. Never had a papaya either. I was at the supermarket earlier, saw some mangoes & was tempted but they had traveled many miles to get there. How good could they possibly be? I held out. I hear you on the tomatoes but I can 'em, sell some to restaurants, give some away to friends & neighbors and make fresh sauces. |
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Post by A.R. Parsons on May 16, 2022 18:01:57 GMT
Next week, elasticated waistbands on trousers. Yay or nay. NAY! Unless you've given up on life, of course. |
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on May 17, 2022 10:57:19 GMT
Never had a papaya either. I was at the supermarket earlier, saw some mangoes & was tempted but they had traveled many miles to get there. How good could they possibly be? True. You should wait for the local ones to appear at your nearest farmer's stand. |
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Post by A.R. Parsons on May 17, 2022 14:00:55 GMT
If I live another 30-4O years maybe the effects of climate change will allow them to grow locally. We do have these: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_trilobaThere are some in the woods close to my house but they are difficult to harvest due to critters eating them right when they are ripe. |
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