So this is my 100th entry in www.gardenpunks.com. Time flies when you're having fun.
We received our 'Clementine' Mandarin trees today from Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply.
Mandarins are like small, sweet, easily peeled citrus fruits (think oranges ) that are usually available around Northern California beginning around Mid-November. To me they signify the holiday season, and we can't get enough of them in their little red mesh bags. We usually pay $5.99 for a dozen (if I'm remembering correctly), and since we eat them like the world is going to end, we decided to grow our own. It will be a few years before our trees are productive, but they are so beautiful until then.
The trees arrived in 4' narrow cardboard boxes, and the trees were in really great shape, thanks to PVFGS. We planted them in large pots for now, because next weekend we will have access to a rototiller which we can use to level the hill in our backyard, and loosen the soil so we can plant all those trees as they arrive via mail.
Hopefully I won't have to work next Saturday!
Oct 6, 2007
Milestone + Oh Clementine
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Congratulations on 100 posts! I didn't know that you've blogged that much already. 100 posts in less than a year is impressive. I'll have to check out your archives one day.
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