Re: Buddha's Hand

Very cool, does it taste orangey, lemony, whaty?

Hopefully not grapefruity...don't like those. 
A
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:51 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Buddha's Hand


> It's a rather uncommon citrus; here's a link to a picture of the fruit
> 
> http://plantsdatabase.com/showpicture/26605/
> 
> 
> On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 08:25 PM, Andrea H wrote:
> 
> > I think  you might have to splain that Lucy....Buddha's Hand 
> > Citron?????
> >
> > A
> >
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 5:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] todays exper... or What's Up
> >
> >
> >> Interesting about Wal-Mart, Fran.
> >>
> >> Not too long ago, I found a Buddha's Hand citron at our local 
> >> Wal-Mart.
> >> In fact there were three of them [grafted; 7 gallon; under $20], and
> >> there aren't that many more-sophisticated nurseries that even know 
> >> what
> >> they are!
> >>
> >> My take is that if you know plants well enough to recognize healthy
> >> from ill, you can often find some amazing selections in places like
> >> Kmart, Home Depot, Target, and Lowes, as well Wal-Mart. So I tour 
> >> their
> >> garden centers whenever I go there--and sometimes I make tours of them
> >> all, just to see what's up.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 02:08 PM, F M Ferrari wrote:
> >>
> >>> I guess it may be where one lives but this weekend I found some good,
> >>> healthy Heuchera at the local WalMart for $3.00. I always check 
> >>> because
> >>> you never know what's going to be there from week to week. When they
> >>> get
> >>> something good and different in, it goes fast because folks like me
> >>> will
> >>> buy all they have! And right now I've developed an attraction for the
> >>> coral bells now that I've seen how well they wintered here. Fran
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:Well, I believe there's room for all
> >>> kinds of businesses. I don't shop
> >>> Wal-Mart - can never find anything there. But we do have a Meijer's
> >>> across
> >>> the street (same sort of place but regional) that seems to have
> >>> everything.
> >>> I wish I had the $ to shop mom and pop types, but I don't.
> >>>
> >>> One of the big reasons I'm out of a job is the big box stores. They
> >>> pretty
> >>> much ran off or bought up all the mom & pop 1 hr photos. The small
> >>> stores
> >>> cared about quality and used our products. The big box places don't
> >>> care
> >>> about the quality, so won't use it. And judging from conversations 
> >>> I've
> >>> had, articles I've read, and studies that have been made, they don't
> >>> need to
> >>> worry about the quality. the customers don't care, so why should 
> >>> they?
> >>>
> >>> Kitty
> >>>
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