It was no good, once I'd ordered that Blue Sausage Fruit I knew I'd have to have more unusual edibles growing here.
I bought it from Jurassic plants and I dropped them an email to say it arrive in good condition (I believe in writing to praise as well as complain to companies - otherwise how do they know they're doing something right?) and they decide to send me a free tree, a Dawn Recdwood, which will go great in an area I'm planning to plant up with a few different conifers. This is a tree I would have got if I'd ordered through their website rather than eBay.
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I decided to have another look at what else they'd got for sale. I picked out the "Chinese Prickly Ash" or "Szechuan Pepper" it's more likely to be know as. This will produce seeds that can be used like traditional black pepper, so should be good for our self sufficient goals! Also on there (pointed out by Sandie's Patch) is a plant called a "Japanese Bitter Orange". Not a true citrus but it's meant to have a strong scent, a fruit you can make maralade with, and it is completely frost tolerant. Worth a shot!When they sent the plants they also sent me two more free trees! A couple of Chinese Crab Apples (different Latin name to our common ones so I'll be interested to see what they produce). I've potted all these trees up and they're growing really well, situated between my greenhouses. I just need to plan where to plant them in the future.I've been really impressed with Jurassic Plants and if you're interested in something a little different it might be worth having a look, plants come well packaged, good instructions and some plant food to keep them going and it's always nice to support a small nursery.
I love planting things that are a bit different. I am currently trying to raise tagasaste seeds into trees( from the Canary Islands) as food for our sheep during drought. The seeds are sitting on the heat pad in their potting mix on my kitchen bench right now.
ReplyDeleteI wish Jurassic plants was in Australia!
Drought isn't really a big problem over here but I know what you mean about planting to match where you're living. It's one of the reasons I planted two hundred willows in a an area on our patch of land - it's always so wet there that they should grow really well.
DeleteWe aren't allowed to plant willows here, they are a noxious weed because they have taken over waterways .Being a drier climate I guess their roots have to travel further to access water. We have one willow though on the creek that is very old and it is beautiful.
DeleteI want one of those Japanese bitter orange trees! But, will have to wait as got rather an expensive month this July, 5 birthdays and a Wedding just last Friday.
ReplyDeleteWhen you mentioned it on my comments before I thought "right I'm having one of those!" I've been working loads of evening (and I mean loads) so it's kind of a treat! Also it sounds quite an attractive little tree and I've got plans for a new boarder when I build my new shed.
DeleteWill you propagate the nursery for new stock, Kev?
ReplyDeleteI'm terrible and try with nearly everything, so I probably will at some point. These are a bit small at the moment though so I'll have to wait a while!
DeleteHave been looking over their site its really interesting!
ReplyDeleteThey've got some different things on there. I like it because they're a small nursery and it's good to support small businesses and they're quite cheap!
DeleteDawn Redwood is a favourite tree of mine, I have some I have been growing from seed, my plan is to have and area planted with them at some point, and when my time to depart comes my ashes are to scaterred amongst them. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds lovely. I'd never really come across it before, but Now I've done some research it sounds a great tree to grow here and really interesting as well. I've got just the place for it when it gets a bit bigger.
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