On 2017-06-02 21:49:34 +0000, George Shirley said:

> Another batch of carrots ready for canning plus the green beans are
> finally coming on. Got a bag of figs from friends to turn into jam as
> our fig tree got hit hard by the two day freeze in January where it got
> down to 21F both days. Half of it fell off come spring. Plus the cukes
> are blooming like crazy, don't need any pickles as we had bumper crops
> the last three years, pantry is full of jams, jellies, pickles, you
> name it. And I still have about six cases of jars and a box of lids and
> rings. I'm not a hoarder but you never know when the canning urge comes
> on.
>
> No pears to can this year as that same hard freeze hit the pear tree.
> I've found three pears on the tree and, if they ripen, will just be
> eaten.
>
> The kumquat tree was also hit hard, lost all of its leaves but now is
> in full bloom, more blooms than the previous three years. Might be
> getting a lot of quats for jellies and jams, not to mention chopped for
> kumquat pies and cakes.
>
> My blueberry plants have never done anything so will be pulling them up
> and ditching them, they're only about eighteen inches high and have
> never grown. Thinking either domestic dewberries or blackberries will
> go in there, dewberries like some shade too.
>
> George

You growing any of that leaf celery stuff in Tejas? You'd dried it and
sent me a bunch. It's gone. '-)

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