Accessible Gardening: Practical Matters for Physically Challenged Gardeners #15, 1 by Amargia

Amargia wrote:
Yes, I guess I can see the similarity between wild blackberries and some of the species roses when I really think about it.
Stop by if you find yourself in this neck of the woods, Susan. (Now there is a southern phrase I’d like to know the origin of. Woods have necks?) Yum, fresh lemonade and a source of fresh lemon zest you don’t have to worry about. I always wonder when I zest a lemon what has been used on the peel to make it last in shipping and storage. We are going to have to add a Meyer’s lemon to the garden somewhere. (That is one you can grow, Carrie. I’m almost certain it is hardy in Zone 8a.) I’ll keep my eyes open for an Owari Satsuma mandarin, Susan, if you have the space for one. They are called “zipper-peel mandarins” because they are so easy to peel. There is an Owari orange orchard nearby. It is a grafted variety, but the best tasting I’ve seen for the northerly reaches of citrus country.
13 jars of vegetarian mincemeat! We will probably have to include recipes on how to use it if we give any as gifts. I think I will try the mincemeat cookie recipe I saw.
Kay is getting smart in her old age. She separated a few rooted stems from the cotton rose’s root ball, wrapped a tow strap around the remaining root, saturated the area with water, then pulled the root out of the ground with the lawn tractor. The whole process took about an hour. She included me in Amargia because she thinks people who are successful despite a lazy streak have learned to use their brain power instead of their muscle power. It’s nice to see my influence at work. Lol.
We are still putting up Christmas decorations. I suppose you are already sipping eggnog and admiring your handiwork, Vickie. What’s the angel count up to? :-) Jim
picture #1 The canned mincemeat.