Faithful readers of this blog will remember Rundy’s struggles with the brush mower, his love of fruit trees, and his fist-shaking frustration with animal pests. Those of you who are relatively new to this blog can read all his entries here. I am happy to tell you that Rundy’s first work of fiction, The Stuttering […]
Fruit Entries
Rundy publishes his first book
January 28th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 2 Comments
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Is it? Could it be . . . Poison Ivy?
September 6th, 2006 by Kathy Purdy · 8 Comments
It was April. I had just come back from a cabin-fever-induced tramp over our field and through our woods. I had noticed this red-leafed vine growing all over:If our field is 5 acres, then this was easily growing on two acres of it. It lined the main walking path and carpeted the ground near my […]
Categories: Plant info · Pests, Plagues, and Varmints · Fruit · Native/Invasive
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To Complain, Or Not
June 16th, 2006 by Rundy · 11 Comments
Early summer is the time when I pass from the state of “getting behind” into the state of “being behind.” It is a time when there are a lot of beautiful things I might take joy in, but instead find myself wallowing in guilt or despair over unaccomplished goals. Nobody knows how to ruin a […]
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Mow The Field, Mind The Blueberries
June 13th, 2006 by Rundy · 4 Comments
Sometimes, it’s better not to think about certain things. Sometimes it’s better to pretend you didn’t see, to not think about it. Sometimes one might wonder how there can be such moral quandaries about mowing a field.
We have a back field of about five acres that runs up the hill to the edge of the […]
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My Arbor Day
April 16th, 2004 by Rundy · Comments Off
My two plum trees arrived yesterday. I have been very pleased with the condition and packing of everything that I’ve bought from St. Lawrence Nurseries. The plants are always well wrapped and in good condition. I can tell a lot of personal work went into packing the plants. So far I’ve bought grape vines, a […]
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More about fruit
April 2nd, 2003 by Kathy Purdy · 1 Comment
I’m sorry to hear of the demise of Bear Creek Nursery. I never ordered from them, but I kept hoping to. They had quite a selection of apple trees. One that I always wanted to get was Chenango Strawberry, because it was discovered fairly close to where we live. I notice all the mail order […]
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Pear & Cherry notes
March 26th, 2003 by Judy Miller · 1 Comment
I look at lists of pears in old catalogs or encyclopedias and feel faint with longing. The book ‘Pomona’s Harvest’ will curl your hair with what’s been lost. Still, there are lots available and one variety I am intrigued with
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