Good morning from the west coast.
A gentle green tea that can be had upon waking without causing an upset stomach. I enjoyed the entire sample from tea-sipper over the course of last week as grandpa-style brews before eating breakfast. Clean, sweet, beany-vegetal, nutty and toasty as long jing is known for. Impressions of cream, grain and apricot. Never astringent. It did, I think from the amount of loose trichomes, tear up my mouth a bit. I remember having that issue with long jing in the past. The effect on my mouth cleared up after 2 days of sipping. The calming aroma and flavor more than made up for that effect.
Thank you, tea-sipper :)
The garden is fully planted. Between the perennial growth and annual plantings, we have:
mandarin orange, lemon, loquats (too young to flower), pomegranate, pineapple guava, strawberries, blueberries, grapevines, honeydew, watermelon, avocado, native currant, quince, banana (it flowers but never fruits)
mints, parsley, thyme, oregano, bay tree, thai basil, cilantro, sage, borage, lemon balm, chamomile, lavender
chives, garlic, leeks, green onion, bulb onions, turmeric, ginger
arugula, chard, amaranth, bok choi, artichokes, fennel
yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, tomatillos, peppers, eggplant, potatoes, pole beans, beans for drying
sunflowers, roses, jasmine, honeysuckle
And those are just the edibles with multiple varieties of many plants. I don’t even know the extent of our flowers and succulents. I do have 8 or 9 Bay Area native trees and shrubs I’ll be planting today.
Flavors: Apricot, Beany, Chestnut, Cream, Grain, Green Beans, Nectar, Nutty, Soybean, Sweet, Toasty, Vegetal
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Sal-OOT! That’s not a garden, that’s a farm!
It’s amazing how much you can fit in a 1000 square foot backyard. We don’t have much grass :P
I need to buy plane tickets to see all those edibles! I agree with gmathis, if you have those edibles and MORE then your lot must be huge!
Amazing, indeed amazing! And I like the note that you have local trees! That’s always better!
Our backyard is probably closer to 1200 square feet. I’ll have to send you some photos, Martin, once everything starts taking off. All the local plants will be going in the front and side yard. Those are surprisingly barren in comparison to the back yard.
And P.S. I’ve tried this and really liked it. Dragonwell is my favorite green variety.
Wow. WOW! That’s sounds absolutely awesome and amazing.
It’s smaller than I thought. But I would gladly accept the photos :)
Wow! Your garden sounds amazing!
Amen to less mowing!
The best part about having a garden so abundant is sharing the harvest. I can’t take credit for most of the variety because my housemate has been here tending garden from lawn for 11 years. She takes care of layout and some of the planting (we have a lot of inter-planting) and fertilizing. I deal with weeding, the drip irrigation system and building/fixing/moving heavy stuff/breaking ground. We’re a prolific team.
gmathis, dragon well sure is an agreeable tea, though I’ve had some difficult to brew. And as mowing is my job and our lawn ryegrass my most offending allergen, I couldn’t agree more.
My dream is to turn one part of the front yard into a small stonefruit orchard but there’s this giant palm tree in the way.
You’re welcome! :D I was trying to think of the word for trichomes this very day. haha. AND THAT GARDEN. Wow. That’s a lot of work but I hope you get much reward from it!
It’s worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0LewjkO4s
I have a feeling this will be worth its weight in gold this Summer. I have a feeling fresh produce will be in short supply. We have ours in the ground as well.
I agree, fresh produce might be in demand this summer. My favourite Thai restaurant has already run out of basil. Maybe you could start a side business selling herbs, fruit, and veggies!
mrmopar, I wish I knew more about our country’s food supply chain. On one hand, it seems the major US farms produce enough to feed the citizens. A lot (vague, yeah) is exported to other countries. I’ve seen headlines of massive food waste on the farmers’ end because the demand isn’t there. On the other hand, who knows how all this will pan out. So many customers at work are growing gardens for the first time. Our nursery can’t keep up with the demand for seed packs and vegetable starts. I wonder how apartment and city dwellers will be effected.
Leafhopper, I wish it were enough to sell. It’s more realistic to say our harvests feed 2 or 3 of us and supplement the meals of a handful of friends and coworkers. I make a terrible businessperson since I’m more willing to give away everything than make a dollar.
That makes sense. I’m sure your friends will be extra nice to you this summer. :D
Sal-OOT! That’s not a garden, that’s a farm!
It’s amazing how much you can fit in a 1000 square foot backyard. We don’t have much grass :P
I need to buy plane tickets to see all those edibles! I agree with gmathis, if you have those edibles and MORE then your lot must be huge!
Amazing, indeed amazing! And I like the note that you have local trees! That’s always better!
Our backyard is probably closer to 1200 square feet. I’ll have to send you some photos, Martin, once everything starts taking off. All the local plants will be going in the front and side yard. Those are surprisingly barren in comparison to the back yard.
And P.S. I’ve tried this and really liked it. Dragonwell is my favorite green variety.
Wow. WOW! That’s sounds absolutely awesome and amazing.
It’s smaller than I thought. But I would gladly accept the photos :)
Wow! Your garden sounds amazing!
Amen to less mowing!
The best part about having a garden so abundant is sharing the harvest. I can’t take credit for most of the variety because my housemate has been here tending garden from lawn for 11 years. She takes care of layout and some of the planting (we have a lot of inter-planting) and fertilizing. I deal with weeding, the drip irrigation system and building/fixing/moving heavy stuff/breaking ground. We’re a prolific team.
gmathis, dragon well sure is an agreeable tea, though I’ve had some difficult to brew. And as mowing is my job and our lawn ryegrass my most offending allergen, I couldn’t agree more.
My dream is to turn one part of the front yard into a small stonefruit orchard but there’s this giant palm tree in the way.
You’re welcome! :D I was trying to think of the word for trichomes this very day. haha. AND THAT GARDEN. Wow. That’s a lot of work but I hope you get much reward from it!
It’s worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0LewjkO4s
I have a feeling this will be worth its weight in gold this Summer. I have a feeling fresh produce will be in short supply. We have ours in the ground as well.
I agree, fresh produce might be in demand this summer. My favourite Thai restaurant has already run out of basil. Maybe you could start a side business selling herbs, fruit, and veggies!
mrmopar, I wish I knew more about our country’s food supply chain. On one hand, it seems the major US farms produce enough to feed the citizens. A lot (vague, yeah) is exported to other countries. I’ve seen headlines of massive food waste on the farmers’ end because the demand isn’t there. On the other hand, who knows how all this will pan out. So many customers at work are growing gardens for the first time. Our nursery can’t keep up with the demand for seed packs and vegetable starts. I wonder how apartment and city dwellers will be effected.
Leafhopper, I wish it were enough to sell. It’s more realistic to say our harvests feed 2 or 3 of us and supplement the meals of a handful of friends and coworkers. I make a terrible businessperson since I’m more willing to give away everything than make a dollar.
That makes sense. I’m sure your friends will be extra nice to you this summer. :D