Accessible Gardening: Practical Matters for Physically Challenged Gardeners #10, 0 by Sansai87

Sansai87 wrote:
Sheri, the most common plant mentioned in the Bible has to be the fig. Do you have one of those? ‘Brown Turkey is said to be hardy as far north as 7a. Have you ever seen any growing up there? We have plenty of figs.
As a new addition to our fig collection, PJ recently bought something labeled “Dwarf Fig: Edible.” The only growing information was that it has a max height is 6’. It looks like it will stay the size advertised, but “edible” is a broad term. In my experiments with wild foods, I’ve started categorizing them as “tasty”, “blah” and “famine food.” The latter might be “edible,” but you wouldn’t want to eat them if there was a choice. “Blah” is like beautyberries. They don’t have a pronounced taste. They are sort of like a wild version of tofu. :-) “Tasty” is like blackberries. You can eat the food out of hand and enjoy it. I’ll probably add even more categories as the experiment continues.
The ‘Friar’ plums are just about ready for harvest. We should be able to snag them for snacking on the beach along with a watermelon. Kay tried to explain the “plink-plank-plunk” system of deciding if a watermelon is fully ripe. I discovered I have no ear for fruit. I’m watermelon tone deaf. ~N~