tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post9066721529098180429..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Plant therapy aka fruit tree splurgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75963308246640112102009-03-31T05:47:00.000-07:002009-03-31T05:47:00.000-07:00What I am suggesting is not just only go for plant...What I am suggesting is not just only go for planting fruit trees, but using your ornamental landscape as also edibles. Hence the funny names. Your local landscape specialists should be able to point out which plants in the industry can be eaten.lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098560147951091627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37701262831992340242009-03-30T08:45:00.000-07:002009-03-30T08:45:00.000-07:00How great! Olive tree would be awesome to have. I ...How great! Olive tree would be awesome to have. I don't have much space here, but I saw someone with a tiny front yard growing peach trees espalier style.Rosemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286254322888159442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8896687665883598492009-03-28T22:47:00.000-07:002009-03-28T22:47:00.000-07:00I am so happy that you are buying fruit trees and ...I am so happy that you are buying fruit trees and a tea bush. Ever thought of planting a fig? I believe it would be fine where you are with some straw on it over the winter.RCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1011717840456752092009-03-27T04:29:00.000-07:002009-03-27T04:29:00.000-07:00Hey, Crunchikins, you do know you can cure olives ...Hey, Crunchikins, you do know you can <A HREF="http://chilechews.blogspot.com/2007/11/cure-your-own-olives.html" REL="nofollow">cure olives without lye</A>, right?Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-85051473516996371852009-03-26T16:30:00.000-07:002009-03-26T16:30:00.000-07:00Ooh, I am envious of your olive (she wrote, lookin...Ooh, I am envious of your olive (she wrote, looking at the blizzard outside). My husband is eagerly awaiting the arrival of two new apple trees. We have a cherry tree, an apricot that was pollinated before the snow (hopeful, hopeful), and two apples in place now. Our apples will be espaliered along a fence -- can't wait for them to grow and make us some fruit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-57183385769822551712009-03-26T12:30:00.000-07:002009-03-26T12:30:00.000-07:00Leslie - I don't even know what half those plants ...Leslie - I don't even know what half those plants are that you mentioned. I best go look them up.<BR/><BR/>Condo Blues - Processing tea leaves is a bit more complicated than mint. The process is dependent on whether you are making green, oolong or black tea. The link in the post describes the techniques.<BR/><BR/>TinTex - Yeah, that website only has entries for DC right now, I think.<BR/><BR/>Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-29587803533198245992009-03-26T11:52:00.000-07:002009-03-26T11:52:00.000-07:00Do you know if these trees are self polinating or ...Do you know if these trees are self polinating or did you buy 2 because they are not? Just wondering. Thanks!Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166795611528421347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-76281508369301971102009-03-26T09:42:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:42:00.000-07:00Those of you wishing you had yards might check out...Those of you wishing you had yards might check out Sharing Backyards. I just learned about it and was disappointed to see there's nothing (yet!) in my city.<BR/><BR/>http://www.sharingbackyards.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8100745723979382082009-03-26T09:15:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:15:00.000-07:00Please let us know how the Camellia sinensis turns...Please let us know how the Camellia sinensis turns out! I had to remove all of the plants in my front flowerbeds due to japanese beetles last summer. I'm starting from scratch this year and want to plant double duty plants like herbs that look like pretty plants to the neighbors, but are things I can use/eat around the condo, like lavendar. You tea plant might be the answer to my problem. Can it Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12539139915435087092009-03-26T09:14:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:14:00.000-07:00Please let us know how the Camellia sinensis turns...Please let us know how the Camellia sinensis turns out! I had to remove all of the plants in my front flowerbeds due to japanese beetles last summer. I'm starting from scratch this year and want to plant double duty plants like herbs that look like pretty plants to the neighbors, but are things I can use/eat around the condo, like lavendar. You tea plant might be the answer to my problem. Can it Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13997484408519934542009-03-25T21:59:00.000-07:002009-03-25T21:59:00.000-07:00Since you live in Seattle, you can probably grow l...Since you live in Seattle, you can probably grow lots of other landscape edibles, like Pineapple Guava, Dianella, and Arbutus unedo. My most favorite is Ugni molinae, a Chilean small shrub. The fruit was so delicious that the queen of England had her gardeners grow it in their greenhouses and it was her favorite fruit. I bet it would easily grow in Seattle.lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098560147951091627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8268222996900064102009-03-25T18:02:00.000-07:002009-03-25T18:02:00.000-07:00My cousins have a bunch of olive trees on their vi...My cousins have a bunch of olive trees on their vineyard and figured out a way to avoid pesticides. Let me know if you want me to ask them about the little hanging pheremone thingies on their trees. ;) Congrats on yr trees! No space for new trees here but got some seed taters today so I'm pleased as punch myself.JessTrevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30351079032580455812009-03-25T17:52:00.000-07:002009-03-25T17:52:00.000-07:00I ordered my columnars (finally) from raintree- I ...I ordered my columnars (finally) from raintree- I had a gift certificate- also ordered some strawberry plants as well.Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-58225719895432612282009-03-25T17:10:00.000-07:002009-03-25T17:10:00.000-07:00Just don't let your Mom prune them! ;)Just don't let your Mom prune them! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27213227296541375892009-03-25T16:26:00.000-07:002009-03-25T16:26:00.000-07:00I LOVE those apple trees. I saw something just lik...I LOVE those apple trees. I saw something just like that in Quebec City last fall. There were lots and lots of them planted against a wall. I actually thought that the wall was covered in vines, but when I looked closer, there were APPLES on the vines. It was the coolest thing ever. Now that I know what they are, I wonder if they will grow here? Hmmmm.Correnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337679065167216222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54724993865221757492009-03-25T11:39:00.000-07:002009-03-25T11:39:00.000-07:00Anyone know if planting some kind of dwarf/short f...Anyone know if planting some kind of dwarf/short fruit tree right next to the house is a good or bad idea? I have dreams of apple and pear espaliers along the front of the house. I'm worried that the roots would damage the foundation or somesuch. <BR/><BR/>Those tall skinny apples are strange and cool. <BR/><BR/>Greenpa, what kind of care do these fruit trees need? Can you elaborate? <BR/>There Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9084112048023763942009-03-25T11:26:00.000-07:002009-03-25T11:26:00.000-07:00Great choices!Columnars are such great space saver...Great choices!<BR/><BR/>Columnars are such great space savers that some people put them right in the garden beds -- we went with mostly semi-dwarfs, mostly in the poultry area, for sharing the drops with our biddies.<BR/><BR/>Now I wanna have an olive and a teabush too ... whine ...Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15047071289717712872009-03-25T10:31:00.000-07:002009-03-25T10:31:00.000-07:00those apple trees are awesome. i'd love to know ho...those apple trees are awesome. i'd love to know how much fruit they produce.Crunchy Domestic Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546426544439507593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47016268942200128732009-03-25T09:48:00.000-07:002009-03-25T09:48:00.000-07:00Oh my god I didn't know you could get apple trees ...Oh my god I didn't know you could get apple trees like that!! I eat apples by the bushel--it'd be perfect for me! Too bad I wouldn't be able to get one though--my back yard isn't enclosed by a fence, and I'd be paranoid about people jacking my apples--or the whole thing. :(The Internetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52376205889821818752009-03-25T09:18:00.000-07:002009-03-25T09:18:00.000-07:00You already know this, Crunch- but for those that ...You already know this, Crunch- but for those that aren't aware- owning a potted tree is the same kind of commitment that goes with owning a cat or dog.<BR/><BR/>The tree has real needs, and will die if pushed past limits, just once. If you go on vacation- somebody has to look after them.<BR/><BR/>It's part of the mystique behind very old bonsai trees- a tiny tree in a tiny pot 100 years old Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16765680984147816332009-03-25T08:55:00.000-07:002009-03-25T08:55:00.000-07:00Wow, those apple trees look really cool. I don't t...Wow, those apple trees look really cool. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that. I'll have to keep it in mind when we have our own garden, hopefully, at some point.scifichickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394001604617288147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24542179977734446302009-03-25T07:20:00.000-07:002009-03-25T07:20:00.000-07:00Well, I have no yard, but everything you just boug...Well, I have no yard, but everything you just bought is exactly what I had been thinking I would get IF I had a yard. Damn it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83237175728477297132009-03-25T05:27:00.000-07:002009-03-25T05:27:00.000-07:00How does the fruit yield of those trees compare to...How does the fruit yield of those trees compare to a dwarf/semi-dwarf or full sized apple tree?<BR/><BR/>One of those apple trees might make a neat addition to my greenhouse at school.Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5423424631033685822009-03-25T05:04:00.000-07:002009-03-25T05:04:00.000-07:00I've never heard of those apple trees before. The...I've never heard of those apple trees before. They seem really great if you don't have a lot of space, but still want the fruit! Thanks for sharing your findings... I may have to engage in a fruit splurge of my own!Hilarie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453244449466479961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68024337166122373652009-03-25T04:33:00.000-07:002009-03-25T04:33:00.000-07:00So envious. The most I can manage in my yardless h...So envious. The most I can manage in my yardless home are a few herb plants in the window. I may have to go over to Vanessa's (green as a thistle) yard, as she lives closest to me of anyone I know, and hijack some land to plant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com