And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, November 25, 2023
As a guy trying to get a backyard citrus orchard going here in Redding, this illustrates my ultimate goal
Rafael Romero Barros (Spanish, 1832-1895)
Still life with oranges, 1863
I was under the impression that Redding was -10° in Winter and 110° in the Summer, so I googled it and now the secret is out. You live in the perfect climate!
There's about a week or two of really hot weather in the summer (although last summer was milder than usual), and maybe one snowfall a winter - just enough to be fun but not a nuisance. Lots of big rivers and lakes. Not a bad place to land.
My folks had Navals and Valencia which were direct descendants of Bastanchury. Bastanchury was a Basque who brought the orange to California. Even after 60 years, those trees were heavy producers of sweet fruit. I used to squeeze gallons of juice. I'd cut the rinds into strips, coat them in cane sugar, and let the sun dry. To make candy.
CW, your county agriculture extension office is a good source of information. If that office doubts growing oranges in your region, ask at a different office.
I also suggest Charles at IV Organics. He is a biologist involved in grafting, etc fruit trees including various oranges. (I think he's related to Bastanchury) He posts videos on You Tube.
Very lofty goal. Keep at it.
ReplyDeleteOne of the few regrets I have after moving back to Montana is giving up the lemon trees we had growing in the back yard.
ReplyDeleteThe Sun King had a nice grove in Versailles.
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ReplyDeleteI tried for years to get a nice little stand of Pineapple trees going at my place in Wisconsin.
Never did get it to work.
I was under the impression that Redding was -10° in Winter and 110° in the Summer, so I googled it and now the secret is out. You live in the perfect climate!
ReplyDeleteThere's about a week or two of really hot weather in the summer (although last summer was milder than usual), and maybe one snowfall a winter - just enough to be fun but not a nuisance. Lots of big rivers and lakes. Not a bad place to land.
DeleteMy folks had Navals and Valencia which were direct descendants of Bastanchury. Bastanchury was a Basque who brought the orange to California.
ReplyDeleteEven after 60 years, those trees were heavy producers of sweet fruit. I used to squeeze gallons of juice. I'd cut the rinds into strips, coat them in cane sugar, and let the sun dry. To make candy.
CW, your county agriculture extension office is a good source of information. If that office doubts growing oranges in your region, ask at a different office.
I also suggest Charles at IV Organics. He is a biologist involved in grafting, etc fruit trees including various oranges. (I think he's related to Bastanchury) He posts videos on You Tube.