Category Archives: fruit

Cherry Harvest 2021

Posted on Wednesday 16 June 2021 by brianbreczinski

This year, I didn’t take time to prune my ‘North Star’ cherry tree, spray it, or cover it in bird netting. The result was…one of the best cherry harvests we have had in several years. After cleaning, sorting, and pitting, … Continue reading →

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Cherry Picking Time

Posted on Saturday 20 June 2020 by brianbreczinski

I haven’t been doing much with our ‘North Star’ pie cherry tree the past few years, other than pruning it.  I felt it wasn’t producing enough cherries to warrant the effort.  With the uncertainty and shortages that resulted from the … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Flower

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2019 by brianbreczinski

The blackberry brambles began to flower in late May.  It takes about two months from that point until ripe blackberries are ready to pick.  This photo was taken on June 1st. More information on blackberries can be found in these … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Harvest

Posted on Monday 30 July 2018 by brianbreczinski

This is what we harvested this morning.  We last picked vegetables Saturday afternoon, so the garden is producing pretty well, as it should be by mid-summer. I grow pole beans on a trellis.  Most of these are large ‘fortex’ beans … Continue reading →

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Why Are Cranberries so Sour?

Posted on Monday 11 December 2017 by brianbreczinski

Glenn Facey explains in his blog: NMR of Cranberries. Why Are They So Sour? TL;DR version:  Organic acids (malic, citric, quinic, and benzoic) contribute to the tart or sour taste of cranberries.  

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Weekend Harvest 08

Posted on Sunday 07 August 2016 by brianbreczinski

We just picked some vegetables and fruit from our garden.  Botanically, I guess they’re all classified as fruit as they all contain seeds. The pole beans (‘Kentucky blue’ and ’emerite’ varieties) were producing heavily in July, but the hot, dry weather … Continue reading →

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Weekend Harvest 07

Posted on Sunday 13 September 2015 by brianbreczinski

It rained Thursday, we were busy Friday, and it rained again Saturday, so there was a lot of produce waiting for us in the garden today. The two small bowls at the front contain ‘nectar’ cherry tomatoes and blackberries.  In the large bowl … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Flower

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2015 by brianbreczinski

My blackberry brambles have started to flower.  I believe only the chester thornless blackberries have flowers and the triple crown thornless blackberry buds haven’t started to open just yet.  Chester flowers are pink, while triple crown are white; you can see … Continue reading →

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Bloomin’ Cherry Tree

Posted on Saturday 02 May 2015 by brianbreczinski

Since I posted a close-up of cherry flowers four days ago,  nearly all of the flowers have opened on my ‘north star’ pie cherry tree. There are a lot of flowers even though I removed many of the branches when I pruned … Continue reading →

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Pruning & More Pruning

Posted on Wednesday 29 April 2015 by brianbreczinski

I got most of my spring pruning done today.  The tools I used were small, bypass pruners; large, lopping pruners; and a Japanese saw.  All of these tools are able to make a clean cut if they are sharp; I had … Continue reading →

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