Comments on: An apple a day — in about five years

By: Tamar

Tamar — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:51:44 +0000

Darren — There are good sayings where you come from. And you’re right that *somebody* will enjoy our trees, even if it’s not us.

By: Darren (Green Change)

Darren (Green Change) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:26:45 +0000

They say the best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago; the second-best time is today.

I don’t get why people see fruit trees as a big commitment. They’re not that expensive, and you don’t have to chop them down when you move. It’s more likely than not that the next owners will appreciate an established tree, and it may even encourage them to do more food gardening.

By: Tamar

Tamar — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:02:27 +0000

Brooke — Next time I’m having a low self-esteem day, I am so calling you. But I can’t take credit for “commitment-sized.” It’s Kevin’s.

Alexandra — I didn’t realize Fedco had a sale! I’ll definitely be on the look-out.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:09:17 +0000

I need some apple trees, too. I have heard Fedco holds a sale at some point. Maybe we should drive up to Maine together?

By: Brooke @ Food Woolf

Brooke @ Food Woolf — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:47:40 +0000

Girl, you can turn a story like nobody’s business. How you went from Potion 9 and apple trees is something only a master story teller can do.

And, not for nothing, you’ve got some killer dialogue, too. “Commitment sized” is brilliant.

By: Tamar

Tamar — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:07:31 +0000

Alison — It was part of my rationale that, if we were going to do it, we ought to do it right away. But there’s no crying over unplanted apples.

BNP — Now it’ll be 12,401! There is a certain optimism in planting trees.

Paula — Good luck with this year’s crop, and may the old folks’ home be far, far in your future.

Amanda — Potion 9 lives! And you don’t have to be a girly man to know the value of a tamed curl.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:51:49 +0000

further showing that either:

-i am far more like your husband than you or
-kevin is a girly man

i, too, obsessively use potion #9. its my goto curl tamer.

i’m sorry, did you say something about trees?

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:22:38 +0000

I’m hoping my apple trees (and my cherry, Italian plum, and hazel trees) show up today. The nursery said they’d ship in January and we’re quickly running out of January, and I have two dry days predicted. The plan is to stay here until we need to move to the old folks home, but you never know. I’m still planting trees, though.

By: beachnitpicker

beachnitpicker — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:53:35 +0000

“He who plants a tree plants a hope,” according to an obscure 19th century poet, Lucy Larcom, who would probably be amazed to know that 150 or so years later her words would produce 12,400 hits on Google.

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:27:42 +0000

Ah, I understand the dilemma…We kept thinking we were only going to live here a couple of years, and now, it’s 9 years later. We finally planted apple trees last spring….maybe we’ll see an apple before we do move, but maybe they will be for the next owners. I still kick myself for not planting them right away though. Sigh.