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Post by richardw on Oct 13, 2016 15:34:16 GMT -5
Noticed this morning that the blossom has remained undamaged, or appears to be after a -2.6 Cdeg frost 3 days ago, Does Nashi normally have blossom that is some what frost torrent?  |
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Post by richardw on Oct 13, 2016 16:40:02 GMT -5
walt ive made contact with Oikostreecrops.com to ask them on there thoughts regarding the Nashi
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Post by steev on Oct 13, 2016 19:21:21 GMT -5
richardw: your remarks about beetle larvae remind me of a study presented in reference to biomimicry; there was seen to be be a species that only young, inexperienced jays would try, as they would puke at the taste, learning to avoid the spitters; another beetle species was seen to have been relished, but the population was drifting toward the appearance of the spitters, resulting in lower predation; the intrepid scientist "bit the bullet" and found that the jays were right about the spitters, while the mimics tasted like lettuce. No mention of adding them to salad for a bit of protein.
My own experience is limited to the local honey-pot ants.
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Post by richardw on Oct 13, 2016 21:54:35 GMT -5
Yes, the eating of any beetle larva's would really be a last resort, least i can say, 'bin there done that'
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Post by steev on Oct 13, 2016 23:05:35 GMT -5
Well, ya gotta push the envelope, if only to know where ya really don't wanna go voluntarily.
I must reiterate that I need to attend U C Berkeley Entomology Department's Bug-Feed to expand my experience to face-fly larvae, meal-worms, crickets, and such, all expertly prepared for culinary enjoyment. Insects are eaten enthusiastically by some of our cousins, so prolly/might be good; we European descendants may well be a tad up-tight on food, as well as other matters. Apparently, grasshoppers are commonly eaten in parts of Mexico (a squirt of limon and a cervesa; very nice, I'm told); again, I've not known about/had the pleasure; I'd sure give it a try, now that I know, if I ever get back to Mexico. I've seen a couple years when grasshoppers were a plague on the farm and if I'd known how to cook them, it would have been better. Of course, if I'd had poultry to eat them, better still; I'm so conservative.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Oct 14, 2016 1:04:02 GMT -5
great stuff! I'm very interested in your sunflower project and your asian pear. Please keep us updated! I'd like to work on my own sunflower project at somepoint but up till now i haven't gotten very far. I've run into beetle problems, drought problems, bird/squirrel problems, and i think cross-pollination problems with the nearby small-seeded multi-headed wild sunflowers. But i do enjoy the golden finches. And i have seen a few seedlings with early cold tolerance before, so there is potential to work on that. Great to hear you are having success with your sunfower selections!
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Post by richardw on Oct 14, 2016 3:23:11 GMT -5
Thanks keen101, the asian pear was not a project up to a few days ago, looks like it is now though.
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Post by richardw on Oct 14, 2016 18:09:55 GMT -5
Found a pink raspberry growing where i last had a patch 15 years ago, totally amazed that a root section could stay alive that long before regrowing again  |
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Post by philagardener on Oct 14, 2016 18:39:06 GMT -5
Might this have been a seed from those original plants that germinated a year or two ago?
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Post by richardw on Oct 15, 2016 0:04:46 GMT -5
No, no way a seed because its in a un-mowed area of long grass since i pulled the plants out, no way a seed would be able to get established.
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Post by steev on Oct 15, 2016 0:28:53 GMT -5
The ways of plants are mysterious.
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Post by richardw on Oct 15, 2016 14:18:33 GMT -5
I think whats happened is that stem in the photo may have for last last few years remained so small that it went unnoticed, but roots can remain alive for a long time after the tops are cut away. Reminds me of a Monterey pine stump that had been cut down about 30 years prior, i took another slice off the stump only to notice that about 30% of the outside ring started oozing gum, the roots would have to have being still alive to do that.
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Post by richardw on Oct 22, 2016 23:59:26 GMT -5
The fruit set has been amazing, i'll have to thin out down to three or four pears and support it with a stake otherwise the poor wee seedling would be flattened. Plans are to get seed from this fruit and see if this extremely early flowering and show again.  |
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Post by richardw on Oct 29, 2016 23:16:01 GMT -5
Today while pulling out wheat plants that were sown after last summers corn, found a few missed cobs that have germinated, i'm amazed that the seed could survive the winter laying on the ground as well not been eaten by mice.  |
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Post by richardw on Nov 30, 2016 11:59:59 GMT -5
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