What's the Best Thing that Happened to You in the Last 24 Hours?

[Nancy Hart]

I found out that the plastic lids from Folger's Instant coffee fit the old wide-mouth Skippy peanut butter jars---the ones that have the 2 cup measurements embossed in the glass. They had steel lids that rusted. The wide mouth makes them good for storage. Peeled onions come to mind.

It was a slow day.

 

[Nancy Hart]

After spending a great deal of time on the phone trying to get something straightened out, the woman on the other end said, "OK, I'll pass it along to be processed. You don't have to mail in another form."

 

[Yvonne Smith]

After spending a great deal of time on the phone trying to get something straightened out, the woman on the other end said, "OK, I'll pass it along to be processed. You don't have to mail in another form."

Nancy, that is always the very best kind of news , and I am happy for you ! Not having to fill out any more forms is awesome, and even better that they are taking care of what needs to be done.

My Dwarf Red Rome apple start arrived last night, and this morning, Bobby and I went out and planted it in the back yard, so that I my good news for the day. We have another apple tree, but it has never produced a single apple. Apparently, it needed a pollinator, becasue it said that the Rome apple needs one, so now that we have two apple trees, maybe they will pollinate and we can have fresh apples.

 

[Nancy Hart]

Nancy, that is always the very best kind of news , and I am happy for you ! Not having to fill out any more forms is awesome, and even better that they are taking care of what needs to be done.

My Dwarf Red Rome apple start arrived last night, and this morning, Bobby and I went out and planted it in the back yard, so that I my good news for the day. We have another apple tree, but it has never produced a single apple. Apparently, it needed a pollinator, becasue it said that the Rome apple needs one, so now that we have two apple trees, maybe they will pollinate and we can have fresh apples.

Cool! I love to plant trees. Or any perennials.

Is a "start" a more mature tree than a seedling? How big is your new apple tree? How old is the other one?

I've been looking for a sassafras for years. I think the goats demolished most of them. Maybe some will appear now.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

I don’t know the difference , or even which term is appropriate for the tree that we got. It is between 3-4 feet tall right now. The other one is one that i bought years ago when Kroger had trees and shrubs on closeout one year, back when the old Kroger store near here was still open. So we have had the old tree 8-9 years maybe, not sure anymore. It grows fine, just never does anything.

We have lots of sassafras, too. I could send you a start, but I don’t know if it would grow. I tried transplanting some before and they died , but I maybe didn’t do it right.

 

[Don Alaska]

Many apple trees require a pollinator @Yvonne Smith and I think a "start' could mean anything, included a grafted small tree. A seedling would be a non-grafted apple. I have wondered about sassafras here too. We used to gather roots in the spring every year for tonic/tea when I lived in PA. I never tried to transplant it, but I suspect moving it while dormant would be possible.

If I had a say, all our flowers would be perennial here, but some will only grow close to the house foundation where it is warmer.