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Fig wine, as a step towards vinegar, is in process on my kitchen counter. I worry i added too much water: figs aren't that juicy. There are recipes for fig wine adding lots of water. In the tasting notes i'll read "it's not that figgy" and i'll wonder if it isn't mainly the added sugar and all the water that makes up most of the wine. I've also added yeast, and wow, i can see the results of the yeast at work. Anyhow, it's not a very time consuming process as i've engaged with it, as i'm not fighting the souring of the wine.
Hurricane Ian came through last week after i journaled. We didn't loose any power through the storm proper, although plenty of surges and blinks. As evening came on we all heard a crash, and i could see pine trunks across the driveway. I assumed the snag had fallen. In the morning i saw that, no, we have a new snag. About 45 feet up the trunk of one of the loblolly pines the trunk had snapped in two places, and the crown had come crashing down, with the logs across the drive. Christine went at it with the chain saw to clear the drive and i started lopping branches and the small trees under the crown. A sweetgum tree took the brunt of the crownfall, loosing all its branches.
I am not fond of sweetgum due to their ubiquity and constant will to sprout from the roots. I didn't think any critter had a particular fondness but apparently, "American sweetgum seeds are eaten by eastern goldfinches, purple finches, sparrows, mourning doves, northern bobwhites and wild turkeys. Small mammals such as chipmunks, red squirrels and gray squirrels also enjoy the fruits and seeds."
Nonetheless, i'd like a little more diversity, and -- as wild liquidambar fail to have the dramatic color of street trees -- i'd also like some more autumn color. I'm thinking of buying some Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood) bare root seedlings to colonize that spot. If there's an opening in the tree canopy i can use that as an opportunity. I don't need to order until mid November,....
Hurricane Ian came through last week after i journaled. We didn't loose any power through the storm proper, although plenty of surges and blinks. As evening came on we all heard a crash, and i could see pine trunks across the driveway. I assumed the snag had fallen. In the morning i saw that, no, we have a new snag. About 45 feet up the trunk of one of the loblolly pines the trunk had snapped in two places, and the crown had come crashing down, with the logs across the drive. Christine went at it with the chain saw to clear the drive and i started lopping branches and the small trees under the crown. A sweetgum tree took the brunt of the crownfall, loosing all its branches.
I am not fond of sweetgum due to their ubiquity and constant will to sprout from the roots. I didn't think any critter had a particular fondness but apparently, "American sweetgum seeds are eaten by eastern goldfinches, purple finches, sparrows, mourning doves, northern bobwhites and wild turkeys. Small mammals such as chipmunks, red squirrels and gray squirrels also enjoy the fruits and seeds."
Nonetheless, i'd like a little more diversity, and -- as wild liquidambar fail to have the dramatic color of street trees -- i'd also like some more autumn color. I'm thinking of buying some Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood) bare root seedlings to colonize that spot. If there's an opening in the tree canopy i can use that as an opportunity. I don't need to order until mid November,....