[Magdalen] Garden report

[Ann Markle]

Oh, Dan, you make me miss my big garden!  I do have 4 tomato plants (a red
and yellow cherry, and 2 "mystery plants" donated by a friend), planted in
the dirt/gravel strip alongside the driveway of my apartment building.
They were successful last year, and so far look pretty good this year.  I
have a full-shade border in the back, hostas and coleus (both pretty happy)
and begonias (not so much -- I thought they liked shade, and when I got
them home they said "at least 4 hours of morning sun -- not in my back
yard!). That's the extent of my gardening this year, though I have more
house plants here than I've had in decades!

Wish I were close enough to snag a pint of that apricot jam!  When we were
in Provence 5 years ago, we had an apricot tree in the back yard, and could
eat them right off the tree (well, off the ground under the tree).  They
were wonderful!

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu


On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:57 PM P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Another update
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> >  We'll get apricots this year for the first time
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> Apricots weren't supposed to ripen until c. Jul 1. They're ready now.
> Jam time.  16 1/2 pint jars in the last 2 days. Another batch of processed
> cots ready for the jam process tomorrow, And the tree still has lots more.
> May try some apricot chutney. ( I thought I had purchased a semi-dwarf tree
> but it is now quite tall. I have an extension handle fruit picker but
> this will be a challenge. The ones from the treetop may have to be picked
> up as windfalls).
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> Apricots tend to be a little labor intensive, but the taste is so good.
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> I took out half the blackberries this year - the smaller 2nd garden had
> been overrun with them with little space for anything else. The main berry
> patch is around my apricot tree - and it is looking like it will outdo the
> previous two groups of plantings. At least I am home to help with the
> processing instead of being off singing shapes.
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> Had some peas for dinner last night and the green beans are in full bloom.
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