Posted by (mangoman) on March 25, 2010

I will be up that way friday. Will there be anything going on?

Thanks

Posted by (Gardendipity) on March 25, 2010

Wow, Kim, what a wonderful way to spend a day of work!  You guys have the BEST job in the WORLD!!

The luncheon sounds like it was a lot of fun and tasty too.  I noticed that Maryon Marsh is scheduled to give a talk at Greenfest on herbs too. I am going to try and catch it.

Also, I saw that on Sunday there is a speaker discussing plants to replace turf.  That’s EXACTLY what I’m looking for. I may attend both days, to hear that talk.

Posted by (Chip) on March 26, 2010

Don’t feel bad about not getting your blackberry’s in the ground until now Penney. I am at the bottom of the learning curve on blackberry’s/ blueberry’s myself but they all seem to be thriving. The single biggest thing with the black berry’s was the tap root’s was wrapped up and going in a circle in the pot. You are going to have to uncurl some of it or it will keep going in circles this was easier than I thought. this is going to be and is true for any plant that has a main tap root and has been in a pot for a long time…“Chip”

Posted by (mangoman) on March 26, 2010

Penny, do the blackberries still have leaves on them? Half of mine died (I forgot to water them, lol) Most of mine seem to be coming back from the rootstock. They are just starting to poke little leaves out of the dirt. If yours are like this you don’t have much to worry about other then plant them so they don’t dry out. They seem to like a lot of water.

When the stems get longer, I would train them up the side of the fence (every year they will loose their leaves but regrow from the same stems). They are supposed to have full sun but I wouldn’t worry too much about that.

AND best of all, they are FREEZE PROOF!!! NO more covering!

Posted by (mangoman) on March 26, 2010

I will try to stop there on the way today.

You guys do have a really great job!

Posted by (Chip) on March 26, 2010

Blackberry’s are tough! they can take abuse. While waiting for the gates to open at the fairgrounds {for the train expo last February] I was talking to the gate attendant and we started talking about gardening and she told me about the wild blackberry’s there on the grounds. She then showed them to me and pointed out they were mowed over all the time and keep coming back. Now that’s tough! I was passing by last week and went by and looked sure enough they are going back up!  Don’t get me wrong I do not recommended mowing them over! but if they can take that I think they will be OK! ...“Chip”

Posted by (mangoman) on March 26, 2010

Saw a wonderful plant today called a Tea Olive. It is flowering shrub (the flowers are nothing much) that smells exactly like tea! I have yet to do more research on it but plan on buying one.

Might be there Sat. to here Penny and Kim.

Posted by (mangoman) on March 26, 2010

Yours might get fruit this summer, they usually bloom around late spring to early summer. They don’t bloom the first year and I don’t know how old they are. Your’s are thornless so no pesky cuts (Thornless bougenvilla, wouldn’t that be nice!) I’m so glad I found them thornless! I saw some rasberry plants today at GreenFest that had thorns and I don’t think I would even be able to pick the fruit!

Posted by (Chip) on March 26, 2010

I can almost feel a big case of the “I wants” coming on! We have a friend who owns his own 18 wheeler thank god he is not any where near here now! I have made plenty of room cleaned out the dreaded side yard. Can’t wait to see you all ....“Chip”

Posted by (mangoman) on March 27, 2010

Well, I won’t be there today. Might be there tommorow. We’ll see. Anybody going to be there tommorow?

Posted by (Gardendipity) on March 28, 2010

Hi Mangoman, sorry I missed out on meeting you at Greenfest.  I found the Tea Olive you posted about. I probably would have walked right it except that I had read your posting and thought - “oh this is what Mangoman posted about.”

So I stopped to smell the roses—or Tea Olive leaves - and you are so right, it smells exactly like tea.  It reminded me of Peach tea.  I didn’t buy it, but I enjoyed “meeting” it.  Thanks for pointing it out.

Posted by (heartplants) on March 29, 2010

“Flowers are the earth laughing,” wrote poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.