Whichever way you call 'em , they're blooming right now in the woods
where we live . These are the low bush variety , and I know they have sweet
tasty fruit - if we can get to 'em before the critters . I've been told that
one of the other human residents here in The Holler like to come pick them
from our land , and that may also be part of the reason I never seem to get
any . The first or second? summer we owned the property we got a few ,
which is how I know how tasty they are . This year , since we're in
residence here , we hope to harvest enough to freeze some for later - same
with the blackberries .
On another front , I got the big tiller freebie from one of my handyman
customers up from Memphis this trip and got it running . Cost me all of
$6.50 for a new drive belt and an hour or so tuning up the ignition system
on the motor . It sure does a much better job than the little 2-stroker ! I
should have the garden all turned and some manure/compost mixed in by later
today - I don't think this ground has ever been turned or gardened , in fact
I don't think anything has been done at all here since it was logged in the
1930's . That'll let me get the 12 tomatoes 6 each better and big boy and
the 4 jalapenos planted tomorrow . These are all locally grown heirloom
plants , I'm expecting Good Things this year !
BTW , a local who grows for sale recommended using a tbsp of epsom salts
under each plant , supposed to prevent cutworms . Hey , it's cheap , and he
obviously knows what he's doing , his garden(s) look great and he's already
got a lot of plants well established . I tend to listen when it's obvious
that someone knows more than I do well , except for politics and that's
opinion , not fact .
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Snag

In article ,
"Terry Coombs" wrote:

Black whortleberry, blueberry, burren myrle, dyeberry, huckleberry,
hurleberry, whinberry, whortleberry, wineberry, Bilberry

Whichever way you call 'em , they're blooming right now in the woods
where we live . These are the low bush variety , and I know they have sweet
tasty fruit - if we can get to 'em before the critters . I've been told that
one of the other human residents here in The Holler like to come pick them
from our land , and that may also be part of the reason I never seem to get
any . The first or second? summer we owned the property we got a few ,
which is how I know how tasty they are . This year , since we're in
residence here , we hope to harvest enough to freeze some for later - same
with the blackberries .
On another front , I got the big tiller freebie from one of my handyman
customers up from Memphis this trip and got it running . Cost me all of
$6.50 for a new drive belt and an hour or so tuning up the ignition system
on the motor . It sure does a much better job than the little 2-stroker ! I
should have the garden all turned and some manure/compost mixed in by later
today - I don't think this ground has ever been turned or gardened , in fact
I don't think anything has been done at all here since it was logged in the
1930's . That'll let me get the 12 tomatoes 6 each better and big boy and
the 4 jalapenos planted tomorrow . These are all locally grown heirloom
plants , I'm expecting Good Things this year !
BTW , a local who grows for sale recommended using a tbsp of epsom salts
under each plant , supposed to prevent cutworms . Hey , it's cheap , and he
obviously knows what he's doing , his garden(s) look great and he's already
got a lot of plants well established . I tend to listen when it's obvious
that someone knows more than I do well , except for politics and that's
opinion , not fact .

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