Tuesday, May 5, 2009

A backyard orchard & peas for dinner

So I think I'm going to plant some more fruit trees this year. I found out how much "chill" we get here in Long Beach here. And I'll probably go here to buy some more trees.

I planted my Moro blood orange, we have our crummy lemon that needs some serious pruning, my apricot has set fruit and hopefully some of it will ripen, and there's my little fig tree. But I found a cherry I think we can grow, I'd love a satsuma plum, there's an apple called Pettingill that sounds good (it was found growing in Long Beach in 1949, so I think I have to plant one), and I would love a lime tree.

No the only question is, how to fit it all in? Hmmm....

When we get home tonight I have to go out and pick peas. Our first harvest was uncooked peas thrown into a salad. Like eating candy. Tonight maybe I'll saute them with leeks to have with our tuna.