Re: Weekend Report

Sorry, should have been clearer. I was referring to Donna's plums & peaches.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Weekend Report


> Jim said these dates are not edible.  So what are the other uses?
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy L Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
>
> > Take the fresh fruit to your local food bank. They can't take "home
> > processed" food, but anything fresh is usually greatly appreciated.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 6:22 AM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Weekend Report
> >
> >
> > > Egads.. that is a A lot of dates there..... glad the women have a
> > > plan.....can't imagine what you would do with all of those, surely
can't
> > eat
> > > them all....
> > >
> > > I know for us northerns, that is a strange site, but is it common to
see
> > > bunches of dates (as well as other fruits, such as bananas) as you
drive
> > > around your area? Just curious....
> > >
> > > My excess fruit (so far only plums and peaches) turns into jelly when
> > > everyone I know gives me the look as I try to hand them more fruit
> <lol>.
> > > Not sure what I am going to do this year... got cases of jelly
> downstairs
> > > already....
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > > >
> > > > The dates are only about 7 feet off the ground. I can reach most of
> > > > them.
> > > >
> > > > On Saturday, February 5, 2005, at 07:57 PM, Kitty wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Wow! Can you reach that high or do you have to climb, Jim?  That's
> > > > > amazing.
> > > > > Kitty
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> > > > > To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 5:46 PM
> > > > > Subject: [CHAT] Weekend Report
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> Our old queen palm [Syagrus romanzoffiana] flowered and fruited
> this
> > > > >> year, as it does every year. But when my two favorite
teachers--Ms
> > > > >> Fatma and Ms Whelma--noticed it this year, they thought "teaching
> > unit
> > > > >> with products to sell at open house." Today, the queen's dates
> began
> > > > >> to
> > > > >> ripen, so I began to pick them [palm dates do not ripen all at
> once,
> > > > >> but over a period of weeks]. Pictures of the queen and her dates
> can
> > > > >> be
> > > > >> found at
> > > > >> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jsinger2003/
> > > > >> album?.dir=639e&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//
> > > > >> pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jsinger2003/
> > > > >> my_photos%3furlhint=actn,del%253as,1%253af,0
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Island Jim
> > > > >> Southwest Florida
> > > > >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > > > >> Zone 10a
> > > > >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > > > >> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> > > > >>
> > > >
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> > > > Island Jim
> > > > Southwest Florida
> > > > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > > > Zone 10a
> > > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > > > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> > > >
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