Lucinda Sullivan

Thank you for replying. I do make a plant-based tea from culled vegetables and plants that are done growing. I suppose that would work as well. And, thank you for the link!

Anne Miller wrote:Lucinda, I don't have an answer to your question though if you are using compost tea anytime might be a good time.

Here is a thread with some info and videos that you or others might enjoy:

https://permies.com/t/44734/Growing-Jujubes-seed-general-Jujube

Also, thanks to the mod for moving my question. I have no clue how I ended up posting in the Meanless Drivel thread, so I appreciate your moving it where it belongs.

Hi, all. I recently purchased some jujube seeds and got three baby jujube trees growing. They're about 2-3 inches tall now. I'm planning using the seedling trees as rootstock and grafting my chico jujube onto them when the're older (and when I"m braver). My question is, when do I start feeding the seedling jujube trees? Thank you in advance for any and all information.

I just want to say Thank You. Just reading through this thread made me realize how valuable this forum really is. I don't have a lot and times are tight, but reading through all the posts here made me just buy a "slice of pie." I wish it could be more, but behind buying the once piece is a great deal of appreciation. Thank you again, Paul and everyone, for this forum.

Yes, welcome Angi.

This is a very interesting post and something I've wondered about too. Thank you to everyone for the links and suggestions.

Seth Japheth wrote:Welcome Angi and thanks for the giveaway. I am quite interested in food safety but also from a power out situation. Which always makes me wonder how would we "pressure can" without electricity in some more old fashioned style? Boiling intensely in a big pot and waiting for it to get to 250? I'm not sure. Maybe adding acidic stuff to everything we can so it's unlikely (impossible?) For botulism to occur. Thanks 😊

This is my first year growing blackberries in the desert. I have a shade structure and I chose a 5 gallon bucket to plant as my blackberry plant is small. It's a test to see if they'll survive here. Even though I have shade, the air and soil temps kill even heat hardy plants. So I appreciate all the information everyone has posted here.

My late reply is #2. Good luck!

Hi. I'm new to the forum. I live in the Southern California desert and this winter/spring I winterized 5 peach/nectarine seeds and four out of five sprouted in the spring. I kept them indoors near a screened sliding door so they'd get natural light and be protected from the local wildlife.  Unfortunately, this was an unusually hot summer here and only one survived the brutal temps as I only have evaporative cooling in the house. I did provide afternoon shade when it was the most extreme but it didn't help the others. Even so, the one that's left is 18 inches tall and looking beautiful.

But I'm going to try again. I have four freestone pits that were from delicious organic peaches and they're currently in the fridge in a baggie with some moistened coco coir. With temps being so unpredictable these days I'm reluctant to buy a tree that's used to better conditions and that might not survive here.

I'm so glad I found your website/forum. It gives me hope.

Thanks!