Six years ago a friend brought me a peach tree in memory of my
mother whose April death made the gift of a flowering tree a lovely
thing. We planted it at the southwest corner of our garden and
(against private expectations) it grew. Oh, it’s got a fairly
noticeable eastward lean to it, and in one crotch a metal vegetable
tag is firmly grafted to it, but it’s lofty and robust, a serious
tree.
A couple of years ago somewhat to our surprise (silly us), it
began bearing fruit which we received with excitement, almost as if
the event were summer’s version of Christmas tree decorations: Oh,
look! We were like small children cognizant for the first time of
bright baubles on the tree. The 15 or so fruits hung on for awhile
and then dropped off. The few that ripened landed in the grass
riddled with holes and brown leathery patches. The sole peach that
had one unblemished side was chomped into by my brother who was
visiting from the East Coast. He pronounced it “the sweetest peach
he’d ever tasted.” He and I are but 20 months apart in age and
still — it’s an old habit — pretty rivalrous, so I took that
enthusiastic compliment as some personal badge of honor. Utterly
ridiculous, of course, as if I had had something to do with
producing that fragrant, peach-colored, edible flesh.
This is in response to a project a friend made me aware of, involving the use of a lopper replacement blade as a knife for camp chores like ...
Garden Loppers | Healthy Food
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The Tools You Need To Keep Your Garden In Shape This Summer
The summer is nearly here and the sun is shining, which means it’s time to head into the garden and spend hours making things look nice and pretty for the months ahead. If you are going to run a successful garden then there are certain tools and equipment that are needed to make sure you can keep the upkeep going with the minimum of effort.
In order to maintain a flower bed, rockery or vegetable patch, there are a few core tools that are always needed. First of all a good solid pair or secateurs are needed for pruning dead heads and taking out small branches. For the keen to professional gardener the most suitable pair would be the Felco Professional (Number 7) which has a pivoting handle creating less stress on the hand during heavy use. For less frequent use a pair Fiskars Chunky Secateurs would be ideal. These come in a choice of sizes depending to suit the both the users hand and also the size of the material being cut.
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