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Omelet

In article >,
wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:05:25 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >You may want to thin them out, or prop the branches with boards.
>
> Any long time farmer knows you need to prune your trees regularly for
> maximum health. Coffee, for example, needs pruning yearly to assure
> the new growth is healthy. Coffee is relatively short, growing to
> maybe 10 feet max. Pecan trees are bigger (sorry never seen one) and
> I am sure the county extension agent there in Pecan-country has fact
> sheets on how to farm the Pecans. Pruning, fertilising, harvest etc.
>
> As a coffee farmer, I just hate to hear of anybody losing their crop.
> You don't get rich in farming- you choose the lifestyle- but you have
> many bills to pay. And FYI, most of us get absolutely no subsidies.
>
> aloha,
> beans
>
> roast beans to kona to email
> farmers of Pure Kona

Having this heavy of a pecan crop is rare.
I've watched the local trees and they seem to be doing okay, even tho'
we will indeed have a bumper crop this year!

I intend to freeze a bunch. They should be unusually sweet.

I'll have to see if I can bribe my sister to make Pecan Baklava for
Christmas. ;-d
--
Peace, Om

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