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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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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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First Tomato Flower!

Posted on Friday 01 May 2015 by brianbreczinski

One of the ‘Park’s early season starter’ tomato plants that I planted on March 14th has produced its first flower even though it is still growing in a pot.  I saw the flower bud a few days ago and have … Continue reading →

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Cherry Blossoms

Posted on Tuesday 28 April 2015 by brianbreczinski

The ‘north star’ cherry tree is blooming. Not all of the flower buds have opened yet.

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Peach Blossom

Posted on Thursday 23 April 2015 by brianbreczinski

My peach tree blooms earlier than most of the flowering plants that I grow, at about the same time as my tulips and the first of the azaleas but after the hyacinths. I need to prune the peach and cherry soon; … Continue reading →

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Shiso Flowers

Posted on Thursday 26 March 2015 by brianbreczinski

Two years ago, I planted sweet William in my large window planter.  I transplanted some of the plants that grew, and left the big planter in the garden over the (2013-2014) winter. Most of the sweet William died that winter.  While the … Continue reading →

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Pomegranate Flower

Posted on Sunday 28 December 2014 by brianbreczinski

When I posted about the dwarf pomegranate trees a few weeks ago, I included a photo of a flower bud that one had produced.  The flower has now opened. The same little tree has two additional flower buds; one is visible in … Continue reading →

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Loads of Lemon Flowers

Posted on Tuesday 25 November 2014 by brianbreczinski

My lemon tree currently has more flowers and buds on it than ever before.  I don’t know why; perhaps it’s due to the manure that I added to the pot before I brought it inside. Usually, I just see flowers … Continue reading →

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Okra

Posted on Saturday 30 August 2014 by brianbreczinski

As Hilda commented on a recent post, okra flowers are beautiful.  I don’t see them during the week because they’re usually closed by the time I get home and pick vegetables.  When I saw one blooming today, I thought I … Continue reading →

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