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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on February 20, 2025, 9:37 pm I guess it might be a tad early to ask the question, "Mowing yet"? This task is likely still a few months into the future, for me. The grass usually begins greening up, by late March, though. Ahh, these are ready now. The tomarillos/tree tomatoes are now ready to pick, for eating... https://photos.app.goo.gl/peLxArixH8LfjCn98 Here are a few ABIU (pronounced: AH-BEE-YOU) seedlings that have germinated. For those who may not know, Abiu, Pouteria caimito, is a tropical fruit, that is known to begin fruiting in about 5 years, from seed, and can fruit, like many tropical fruit trees in containers. They can also be grown in near, or tropical areas, in the ground, if protected from frost. I received the seeds, in the fall, from Hawaii. Like many tropical fruit trees, the seeds have to be fresh, and planted within a week, or so, from being extracted from ripe fruits. I received these seeds 5 days after they were shipped, wrapped in moist paper towel. Still, it took nearly two months, before germination started... https://photos.app.goo.gl/7DkS9PUcTGKpV9YH8 The seed-grown Camelia japonicas are still blooming: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FSLNsuCsQhjbrCZN8 https://photos.app.goo.gl/v3JvPEmXLZPDFgWEA

Alvin Posted by Fred SC on February 21, 2025, 1:49 pm, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin, I have not mowed yet, but yard needs mowing because of dandelions and henbet . I will wait a while because once you mow, you have to keep it up until next winter . I could not bring up a picture of your Tamarillo. I do know their look but have never eaten one. I ordered Ground Cherry seeds. I love the pineapple taste of these tomato relatives. Done grew wild when I was a kid and we would eat them. I also ordered Plum Granny seeds. They smell great. As a kid we grew them. I would take to school and eventually eat them. . They smell so good , you just can’t resist! They are not great to eat but grown for their Odor mostly. Here is a picture of our snow yesterday. It was gone by noon. https://i.ibb.co/FkDjyzGG/IMG-6147.jpg

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Kevin seTN on February 22, 2025, 5:34 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" I usually mow in February some, basically knocking down some weeds but not this year so far. I enjoy the mowing season. Beautiful camellia you have there Alvin. Kevin seTN

Re: Alvin Posted by Alvin, z6 on February 22, 2025, 3:11 pm, in reply to "Alvin " Fred, I remember planting ground cherries (aka husk tomatoes), once as a teenager. The fruits were small, like a yellow cherry tomato, when ripe. Tamarillos, sometimes confused with tomatillos (which look like green ground cherries), by name, do have a tomato taste, but a tad sweeter. Are you referring to a "pomegranate", when you said you will be planting plum granny seeds, or the vining mini, cantaloupe relative? Are dandelions blooming before the grass needs cutting? My lawn is a mix of bluegrass and fescue, which greens up earlier, and the need to mow, and dandelion blooms occur at the same time. You have Bermuda or Zoysia?

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on February 22, 2025, 3:14 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Kev. You are sounding like Fred, in terms of your mowing need, now.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Kevin seTN on February 22, 2025, 6:00 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Yep,my henbit and onions are getting tall too, lol. Kevin seTN

Re: Alvin Posted by Fred SC on February 23, 2025, 7:58 am, in reply to "Re: Alvin " Alvin, Plum Granny comedy called Queen‘s pocket Melbourne. It’s in them in the family of cantaloupe. It is s as little striped melon , smaller than a baseball. I guess in the old days people carried them in their pockets because they hid their nasty nasty body odor.

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