Heirloom's A Little Bit Of Everything - 2016 Journal

[Dennise]

Well that would be my first win today.......

 

[Lilred]

Great news..I have the brown and green ones...found one on the table yesterday moving around my pots. Also spotted another wheel bug spider....I did not kill it this time and two little spiders spinning webs....going to let them all just chill out....wish they would kill my mysterious bug that keeps showing up on my stems and appears to have brought two more friends.

 

[Heirloom]

Alright buckaroo, balance. Keep a strong sense of balance. It warms my heart to know you're starting the month off with such focus on your garden. Interesting approach. Don't know if I'd have thought of that.

I'm good. Balance is getting better

The focus is because I expect flowering to begin in 3-4 weeks and new species of bacteria and fungi arrived yesterday. As did a host of vitamins, aminos, enzymes, polysaccharides, and much more. I should have done this earlier, but oh well. Hoping to build a gnarly root system before they start to flower.

I didn't do anything really. I looked at bottles and dictated amounts to use. Got chauffeured around to look at stuff. I can't get down to the ground (well, in a comfortable, controlled manner at least...I could just fall again) to stick my fingers in the dirt, but I could see roots.

My poor family. They are working like dogs. I really see why I have the aches and pains of a much older man now. I hope we have a decent harvest, so they see a pay off (so to speak) for all this work.

Good day Sue.

 

[Heirloom]

Lizards.....good or bad in the garden.

I think most every lizard you are likely to encounter in your area will be a good thing over all.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Lizards.....good or bad in the garden.

As long as it's not a Monitor Lizard, it's a good thing!

 

[Heirloom]

Dennis, Jim, Grizz...

Good mornings/afternoons to you too.

 

[GrizzWald]

house cleaning day few of these and it should look clean enough not to do anything your blackberries, do you have them in a contained raised garden bed? Are they weeds in America? Do they spray them?

 

[Heirloom]

The blackberries are planted in the ground. I have thornless that were planted by previous owner, and wild which have thorns. Around here they grow wild and into large patches that you don't want to wander into. Some do get sprayed or mowed along the road sides and train tracks.

 

[Cola Monster]

Afternoon Heirloom!

 

[Dennise]

Hummm I'm liking the way Grizz cleans house...::...

 

[SweetSue]

Peeks in on the way to bed. Might actually make it there this time.

I'll drop off a morning hug. See you later buckaroo.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

I love wild blackberries! We also have some red berries around here called wineberries. They are soft delicate pink raspberries. I looked up their origin and it seems they started in Japan and were brought here in the late 1800s. They seem too soft to make a pie but they would make delicious jam. I could never do that though because any wineberry in sight gets eaten immediately by me. I am like a foraging bear in my yard lol.

 

[Heirloom]

I looked up their origin and it seems they started in Japan and were brought here in the late 1800s.

Wonder if it was the same person that brought over Kudzu, the scourge of the South. Was probably a Yankee looking to make a buck.

 

[Dennise]

Morning Heir... Seems I'm one of the few that loves kudzu.... I had a office in B'ham when I had the company and it was everywhere... I brought some home and planted it at the old house... The new owners still hate me and it's been 8 years.......

 

[Dave Groomer]

Good morning Heirloom. Hope the weather there is as nice as it is here today!

I have a few wild raspberries in the back yard. It is always a battle to so who will get them. Us or the birds. You see some in the afternoon and say "tomorrow those will be perfect!" And you go in the morning and the birds have beaten you to them!!!

 

[mouser]

I love wild blackberries! We also have some red berries around here called wineberries. They are soft delicate pink raspberries. I looked up their origin and it seems they started in Japan and were brought here in the late 1800s. They seem too soft to make a pie but they would make delicious jam. I could never do that though because any wineberry in sight gets eaten immediately by me. I am like a foraging bear in my yard lol.

Hello everyone. Hope you dont mind if I join the fun. It seems this is one of the hot spots on this forum As to the prolific berries, black, red, pink, blue that we get growing wild, they make a fantastic wine. Ive done a blackberry and a blueberry that tasted like some of the best Cabs Ive ever had. And a 50/50 mix with orange blossom honey turned into a wonderful mead. If I ever get around to the mega purge on belongings I have planned, I may be able to get back to brewing some day

 

[Heirloom]

Morning Heir... Seems I'm one of the few that loves kudzu.... I had a office in B'ham when I had the company and it was everywhere... I brought some home and planted it at the old house... The new owners still hate me and it's been 8 years.......

For shame D....for shame.

Morning!

Good morning Heirloom. Hope the weather there is as nice as it is here today!

I have a few wild raspberries in the back yard. It is always a battle to so who will get them. Us or the birds. You see some in the afternoon and say "tomorrow those will be perfect!" And you go in the morning and the birds have beaten you to them!!!

Hey SG!

Yum! When they are 'perfect tomorrow', bird net them today. :: Might even keep other two legged foragers at bay.

Hello everyone. Hope you dont mind if I join the fun. It seems this is one of the hot spots on this forum As to the prolific berries, black, red, pink, blue that we get growing wild, they make a fantastic wine. Ive done a blackberry and a blueberry that tasted like some of the best Cabs Ive ever had. And a 50/50 mix with orange blossom honey turned into a wonderful mead. If I ever get around to the mega purge on belongings I have planned, I may be able to get back to brewing some day

Hiya mouser, welcome!

Your wine sounds great. My sister and bro-in-law make wine from all sorts of stuff. Wild berries, honeysuckle flowers, and....parsnip. He's from the UK, so we tolerate it.

 

[mouser]

Hiya mouser, welcome!

Your wine sounds great. My sister and bro-in-law make wine from all sorts of stuff. Wild berries, honeysuckle flowers, and....parsnip. He's from the UK, so we tolerate it.

I had a friend whose parents were from Italy. They made wine...lots of wine. As kids we would 'sample' the wine when they werent looking. Never could get my head around DANDELION

One of my favorite memories from childhood was going down to their basement for the first time, seeing the wall covered in a blanket riddled with holes...and the refrigerator on the oposite wall easily 15 feet away with all the dents in it from fermentation run amok.

 

[SweetSue]

Hello everyone. Hope you dont mind if I join the fun. It seems this is one of the hot spots on this forum As to the prolific berries, black, red, pink, blue that we get growing wild, they make a fantastic wine. Ive done a blackberry and a blueberry that tasted like some of the best Cabs Ive ever had. And a 50/50 mix with orange blossom honey turned into a wonderful mead. If I ever get around to the mega purge on belongings I have planned, I may be able to get back to brewing some day

I'm in the middle of one of those purges mouser. I think I'm down to around 50% of where I started. It's shocking how much stuff that means I still have to sort through and eliminate. Good luck with your plans. Every load that gets picked up feels better than the last. I breathe easier now.

 

[Mr. Krip]

I'll let you know if/when I get a new journal started, just don't tell anyone!

Hey Brother! Hope you're having a great day! It's up! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!