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May 6, 2012 23:32:37 GMT -5
Post by steev on May 6, 2012 23:32:37 GMT -5
Pomegranates: last week, Afghanski; this week, Sambar.
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May 10, 2012 22:12:41 GMT -5
Post by steev on May 10, 2012 22:12:41 GMT -5
Treading out my popping sorghum, I think I misestimated; looks more like that spoon of seed produced 3 or 4 cups. I must say I'm very pleased with this plant; I think if I only take the easily-threshed part for myself, I'll be bountifully rewarded, and the rest will be valuable feed for critters, possibly wetted to sprout it a bit. I think it's definitely more productive for me than corn, with less demand for both water and fertility. It remains to be seen whether I want to eat it, but it sure looks like a good source of storage chow for critters. I don't mind eating my crops as poultry, etc.
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May 14, 2012 23:54:59 GMT -5
Post by castanea on May 14, 2012 23:54:59 GMT -5
Pomegranates: last week, Afghanski; this week, Sambar. Why those two in your area?
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May 15, 2012 0:23:56 GMT -5
Post by steev on May 15, 2012 0:23:56 GMT -5
Curiosity; in nurseries, I've only seen Wonderful and a couple others. Sunday, I planted out Podarok and Cranberry; several years old, I have Parfianka and Ink. I've got ~8 other varieties growing on that I need to pot up for planting out next year.
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May 16, 2012 0:12:46 GMT -5
Post by castanea on May 16, 2012 0:12:46 GMT -5
Curiosity; in nurseries, I've only seen Wonderful and a couple others. Sunday, I planted out Podarok and Cranberry; several years old, I have Parfianka and Ink. I've got ~8 other varieties growing on that I need to pot up for planting out next year. I've got at least 20 varieties. I like Balegal. Parfianka is very good. Balegal and Eve together make a very nice juice. For years I thought Wonderful was too sour but it's just usually picked too early. A few years ago I had a Wonderful fruit that was fully ripe and it was indeed wonderful-not as sour but with a very full flavor.
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May 16, 2012 0:49:31 GMT -5
Post by steev on May 16, 2012 0:49:31 GMT -5
Years ago, there was an article in the paper about pomegranates and how they were being maintained by the NGCR; Parfianca was just coming out and being contrasted with several other then uncommon varieties, such as Ink and Sour. The article had information about getting cuttings. So I did and that was my introduction to the NGCR. The Parfianca and Ink on my farm came from that first contact.
The plants I've put out this year were cuttings 2010; I need to pot up those I got in 2011 so I can set them out next year.
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