We have been busy up on the farm. We have planted three different kinds of satsuma trees, two kinds of lemons, a lime, a pink grape fruit, a navel orange, and a few LA sweet orange trees. Time to plant fruit trees are in the winter. So, we did. Now we are hoping that the extremely cold weather we have had has not claimed them. We have bank them and we covered them with a frost protection material. BUT, they still look a little wilted from the cold. Oh, we planted four Loquat trees too. Now if you do not know what a loquat tree is, I will have to let my bride explain it. Most people don't know you can eat the fruit. Her Yankee grandma use to make loquat pies when Janene was a little girl. The cajuns call them "Japanese plums".
We have a foundation and house piers now. Including a gravel drive way. Our days are spent putting fill sand around the piers for a moisture barrier. We are eagerly waiting the day our framer, Peanut, can get started with the framing.He was by yesterday and it looks like about 30 days out now. So, we have time to get the sand spread. In the mean time, we are planting flowers and shrubs. Got azaleas planted along with some day lilies. Building a big flower bed around our favorite "Chinese Chestnut tree"
As you know the story around the Sugar Farm. Well, my daddy-in-law dug a water well back in the "thirties" when he farm the land and plan to build a house. Well, later years he planted this chestnut tree. That is why it is our favorite, cause he planted it with a seed. Now the tree is over 50 feet tall, and yes the water well pipe is hidden on the inside of the tree as the mighty old chestnut has grown completely around the pipe.
The vegetable garden is coming. We have onions planted, cabbage to plant and yesterday, my bride bought 10# of red potatoes to plant. That is another story, I have to take time to tell.......
You see years ago when I had my carpet store in Bay Minette, I had an assistant. Back then I did a lot of gardening to calm my nerves. So, this one spring when I was planning my garden, my assistant put in a request. She wanted me to plant her some "new potatoes" She was so serious when she ask me too. She thought that "New Potatoes" was a variety. So, I told her that I had plan to plant some white potatoes, but would plant new potatoes instead. She was so happy, until I explain that the joke was on her..... Specially when I told her I was planting some macaroni too.....
Well, that is it from Down on the Sugar Farm...
Happy Planting.
We have a foundation and house piers now. Including a gravel drive way. Our days are spent putting fill sand around the piers for a moisture barrier. We are eagerly waiting the day our framer, Peanut, can get started with the framing.He was by yesterday and it looks like about 30 days out now. So, we have time to get the sand spread. In the mean time, we are planting flowers and shrubs. Got azaleas planted along with some day lilies. Building a big flower bed around our favorite "Chinese Chestnut tree"
As you know the story around the Sugar Farm. Well, my daddy-in-law dug a water well back in the "thirties" when he farm the land and plan to build a house. Well, later years he planted this chestnut tree. That is why it is our favorite, cause he planted it with a seed. Now the tree is over 50 feet tall, and yes the water well pipe is hidden on the inside of the tree as the mighty old chestnut has grown completely around the pipe.
The vegetable garden is coming. We have onions planted, cabbage to plant and yesterday, my bride bought 10# of red potatoes to plant. That is another story, I have to take time to tell.......
You see years ago when I had my carpet store in Bay Minette, I had an assistant. Back then I did a lot of gardening to calm my nerves. So, this one spring when I was planning my garden, my assistant put in a request. She wanted me to plant her some "new potatoes" She was so serious when she ask me too. She thought that "New Potatoes" was a variety. So, I told her that I had plan to plant some white potatoes, but would plant new potatoes instead. She was so happy, until I explain that the joke was on her..... Specially when I told her I was planting some macaroni too.....
Well, that is it from Down on the Sugar Farm...
Happy Planting.
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