The Catalog
by Dax Montana on Feb.27, 2009, under General
My new catalog arrived today, a wish book of sorts. Although it’s not the original wish book, the Sears Catalog, for me it is packed with plenty of wants. I don’t want the typical consumer goods. I want fruit trees. I think Stark Bros Nursery probably has the best selection.
I’ve never been much of a gardener…except for hydroponics and grow lights. I have an acre of land sitting idle. I really should put it to use. I have a spot picked out for a garden with the traditional veggies, squash, beans, carrots, corn and of course tomatoes. A victory garden of sorts, I’m taking tips from this Guy.
I really want to grow fruit trees, dwarf, semi-dwarf, but not full sized trees. I have three small peach trees now. They produce a little fruit but I should spray them. I can turn apples and peaches into “wine” too. I should make my land produce. I want to plant some blackberry vines and blueberry bushes too. I just read that there is a vineyard in the county on only a half acre. I thought that sounded ridiculous until I thought about the Tax incentives for farmers. Shit, maybe I could get paid for not growing. Dax Montana Farms…heh!
The only thing that keeps me wishing and not doing is uncertainty. I don’t know if I’ll be able to stay here if I get a job offer elsewhere. Before now I was busy with school and work. I have the time, just not the security. The trees will take a couple of years before they start to produce. Oh well, I’ll just keep on wishing.
Just Damn!
February 27th, 2009 on 5:31 pm
Blackberries should do pretty good..FarmerSeed.com offers a thornless variety that I am thinking about getting if I can figure where to put them. They offer 4 for 14.99 and four this year will be a dozen vines by next year with more berries than I will ever eat.
Strawberries also should do well there with the cooler summers than we have here. Pole beans will damn sure grow there!
February 27th, 2009 on 5:39 pm
I’ve ordered some stuff from Stark Bros. Brierless blackberrys and some fruit trees. The blackberries were grafted stock and looked pretty ragged when I got them. Ragged being dead looking. WTH, I potted them first and they all survived and thrived.
Shows you how much I know.