19972. anomie - 8/6/2006 8:07:52 PM
There's nothing quite like a sweet home-grown tomato. Not a bit like the acidic supermarket ones. I bought some today that are supposed to be sweet. I hope so.
19973. anomie - 8/6/2006 8:10:13 PM
Arky,
The book gave me the excuse to close out my Amazon order. It shows a ship date of 2 Sep. Not sure why so long but I thought I'd let you know. I'll have just enough time to read it and donate it to the library before leaving good ole SC the end of Oct.
19974. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 8:19:17 PM
Dang, that is a long time. Possibly because that publisher will print them as they're ordered. I'll let Dad know.
I really appreciate your interest, Anomie, and it's great you're donating to a library.
Are you going back West in Oct? If you're going through AR, let me know!
19975. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 8:20:58 PM
I really like homegrown tomatoes and Bob LOVES them. We have some, but we didn't grow any.
However we have about 100 watermelons. I have no idea what we'll do with them. Neither one of us is willing to sit at a roadside stand through September.
19976. Trillium - 8/6/2006 8:30:41 PM
100 watermelons? Arky. Call somebody.
I just got my first good watermelon of the season, and it was very expensive, $5.99. Normally I hold out for $2.99 or so, but I was afraid that the season was passing me by; I've already had 2 melons that were a disappointment.
If those are good melons, I bet you could call the town veggie market and get somebody to come pick them up and sell them for you...
19977. alistairConnor - 8/6/2006 8:39:29 PM
ummm you could airmail us a couple...
19978. alistairConnor - 8/6/2006 8:41:45 PM
said he, his mouth full of watermelon
(louise, alistair's daughter)
19979. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 9:02:58 PM
Don't look up now, Alistair....
Hey, I'd send every Mote person one in a heartbeat if I didn't have to package them.
19980. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 9:05:47 PM
I may do something like that, Trillium. We planted ours late and the first ones are about a week from being ripe. After posting Bob and I had to check one out just to make sure. It's too hot to do anything else in the garden.
This year's garden is really an experiment for future organic ventures, so we haven't given a lot of thought about what to do with the produce from it. We used old seeds and seeds we got on sale just out of season. And I must say we have quite a lot of stuff to have planted so late in such a hot summer with so little rain.
19981. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 9:08:26 PM
And we've done nothing to it except clear the spot and watch what comes up.
I say "we." Bob wouldn't let that slide if he saw it. I stayed home under the a/c.
19982. Trillium - 8/6/2006 9:29:48 PM
Oooh. It sounds like you picked a good spot; that's the kind of garden that I like, totally volunteer, no sweating.
The garden back of Mom's is unusually good soil and produces profusely. Only problem: raccoons and groundhogs who also like the harvest. Sometimes they get there first.
19983. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 9:44:12 PM
I'm really surprised nothing's gotten into ours yet. It's not even by the house, but where Bob's grandmother had a garden spot, so it is especially good, but not convenient for maintenance. Bob drives the tractor down there. In fact, the Caddo Indians liked it as well, and they've found nice arrowheads and other artifacts there for years.
19984. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 9:48:22 PM
I got tickled when we were in CO over a news segment on organic farmers. They were having problems with prairie dogs and since they couldn't poison them, they were blowing them up with propane. Reminded me of Caddyshack. So much for my preconceived stereotype of organic farmers.
19985. anomie - 8/6/2006 10:11:44 PM
Arky,
Not sure what my plans are. If I have to get to Las Vegas to receive my goods shipment, the direct route is I40. It'd be great to meet you. Too bad the watermelons won't last that long.
19986. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 11:37:05 PM
As late as we planted them, there's no telling. If you go I-40 through Little Rock and/or Ft. Smith, let me know and I'd love to drive up and meet you.
19987. arkymalarky - 8/6/2006 11:39:08 PM
Actually LR--Ft. Smith is about 3 hours from here. Not that meeting you wouldn't be worth a three-hour drive!
