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A surprise
On 28 Jul 2004 12:00:59 GMT, (PENMART01)
wrote:
> >Michael Odom comma-tossed:
> >
> >>Cindy Fuller wrote:
> >>
> >>The "upper 40" of our backyard is a tough place. It's shadowed on all
> >>sides by trees, shrubbery, and a steep embankment. Grass is sparse up
> >>there--I'm tempted to put clover seed up there and say the hell with
> >>mowing. We pretty much ignore it. At the very back of the yard is a
> >>tree that was mighty scruffy last year. I thought the drought would
> >>finish it off, but it came back with a vengeance this year. Lo and
> >>behold, it turns out to be an apricot tree that is bearing fruit. I
> >>picked half a dozen apricots off it today, and have a few more ripening
> >>on it. Between this and the ubiquitous blackberries, life is good.
> >
> >Yup, summer is a blessing. Good food and fresh, to boot.
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> Um, why would you want to kick good fresh food?!?!?
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> Um, try it this way: Good food, and fresh to boot.
>
She didn't know it was an apricot tree until this summer...
and blackberries are weeds - the equivalent of Godzilla like
briars in the East, except they have berries, which means
they spread even faster. Try walking on a freshly mown
(city) lawn and stepping on a baby blackberry. Ouch!
Practice safe eating - always use condiments
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