we can haz plum tree!

[piranha]

prunus cerasifera 'pissardii nigra'

the landlord did not actually forget about the discussion we had in the fall that having a tree in front might help shade the shack in the summer. so now they bought us a tree. a tree which flowers and will bear fruit! what it will not do is give much shade for the next N years. *grin*. but i don't mind. we have a fruit tree, *heh*! and it's certainly bigger than my thigh-high ginkgo. which survived our unusually nasty winter with very little damage and is leafing out now. also blooming: dogwood, apple tree, and scylla.

we're in open beta now, and i will no longer drive you nuts regale you with the daily good thing about dreamwidth. :) just that things are going well, thousands of new people have moved in and are exploring, and i feel good about helping a little to make it work. and i am very *bouncy* about the *poing* helping too!

i'll write about open beta night when i get some spoons, i can't even keep up with my reading list right now, nevermind LJ.

Comments

[jamie]

Heya, something that will help a lot. Every couple of days, put a hose out there on a trickle for a few hours. Do this during the warm season this year. It will really encourage the tree to grow deeper roots and get nice and thick trunk. It will accelerate the growth by a couple of years if you're really consistent about it. Some of the little tree fertilizer stakes will help too.

I doubled the size of my little cherry tree in two years doing this.

Re: we can haz plum tree!

[piranha]

*nod*. i'm gonna use spikes to get the water + fertiizer deep, because this is the most crappy soil ever. that way i can apply liquid fertilizer. i've also gotta talk to the landlord about the hole, because his son is digging it, and it's too small (the ground is hard and rocky, so i understand, but the tree needs more good soil around it). maybe i should do some digging myself. *urk*.

[crantz]

Oooh pretty. Back at my old house we kept trying to have fruit trees. Those cherries will haunt my nightmares.

the fruity trees that wouldn't

[piranha]

did the birds eat all of yours?

Re: the fruity trees that wouldn't

[crantz]

No, they were just the foulest, most sour fruit I had ever tasted. Both varieties we tried.

[ookpik]

Just wanted to tell you (again?) how much I enjoy the pictures. I'm a terrible photographer, but love seeing your photos; my spouse enjoys them too.

Re: we can haz plum tree!

[piranha]

thank you! :)

Profile edit weirdness

[aquaeri]

Nice plum :-)

I just tried to edit my profile (the actual text) and it won't let me save changes because it claims I say I'm in the US and Queensland isn't a state in the US. It says "Australia" as far as I can see. I re-selected "Australia" and it still thinks I'm in the US.

When I deliberately change my country to US, I get the drop-down list of US states. I change back to Australia, and state becomes a text box (as expected) but when I try to save, I'm still rejected unless I delete state altogether (I didn't dare try a US state, I admit).

My saved profile now says (as expected) Brisbane, (states/regions/territories), Australia. But not for lack of trying on my part.

Re: Profile edit weirdness

[piranha]

yeah, that's a know bug.

work-around: set your country to "pick a country". that will clear the states/regions/territories field. now type your state into that line, and then choose the country.

Re: Profile edit weirdness

[aquaeri]

Okay, cool. I just don't remember it being a problem before. Thanks.