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| electricdunce |
Posted - Jul 20 2008 : 07:11:19 AM
I am so excited, I have just picked almost a quart of raspberries from my very own bushes! When i get two quarts i can make a batch of jam. I am so excited. I have been leaving the hose on the berries for about six hours a day the last couple of weeks. I am lucky to have a really good well so I can just be very generous.
Everything else in my garden looks pretty grisly....it has just been so HOT. I know this is not news to anyone, but the old short term memory thing and being a Mainer makes it hard for me to actually admit this is happening...I consider 50 degrees to be a nice tolerable temp....
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
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| windypines |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 10:22:16 AM
My raspberries are just coming on strong. I have picked twice. I also have a catbird giving me the business when I am out there. Darn Bugger. I could fix her and cover them up, but there seems to be plenty so for now I will share.
Michele |
| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Jul 20 2008 : 9:23:26 PM
betty i am so jealous! we cannot get tart cherries fresh or frozen and i am dying for a fresh cherry pie! i have actually sunk so low that i am buying premade pies for hubbys lunch because he wants cherry *sigh* peace connie in alaska |
| Betty J. |
Posted - Jul 20 2008 : 6:04:59 PM
My raspberries are done for the first go round. After a few 100 degree days they sort of dessicated on the vine. Now will wait until mid- to late-September and when it cools down the berries will really be good. Hope to make some freezer jam with them--after most of the seeds are removed.
Picked about 20 pounds of sour cherries courtesy of a local farmer. I froze enough to make about four pies and then instantly made two pies--one for me and one for my helper. What an adventure that was.
Betty in Pasco |
| homemakerkate |
Posted - Jul 20 2008 : 5:59:37 PM
ooh you lucky ducks, ours are not ready yet. YUM enjoy your jam!! |
| herbquilter |
Posted - Jul 20 2008 : 5:21:59 PM
We're going to a friends to pick on tues. Yah!!!! I can already taste raspberry lemonade, r. chocolate cake, etc..... Yummy!!!
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many, MRET & Wellness Coach
Farmgirl Sister #97
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