I always wanted to live in a house with mulberries in the back yard. I am,
they are, and it's mulberry season! So I guess I'm going to have to process
the ones I picked tonight right away, first thing in the morning.


E. P.

Julian9EHP wrote:
>
> I always wanted to live in a house with mulberries in the back yard. I am,
> they are, and it's mulberry season! So I guess I'm going to have to process
> the ones I picked tonight right away, first thing in the morning.
>
> E. P.

How's your car looking this morning? Mulberry season was always
accompanied by large purple splotches all over the vehicle,
clothsline, kids toys....
;-)
maxine in ri

Julian9EHP wrote:

> I always wanted to live in a house with mulberries in the back yard. I am,
> they are, and it's mulberry season! So I guess I'm going to have to process
> the ones I picked tonight right away, first thing in the morning.
>
> E. P.

Ha-ha-ha-chooo! They outlawed new mulberry plantings in my city due to "large
pollens" which aggrevate allergies. I always nibbled on them as a kid in
Missouri, but they don't seem to be flavorsome enuf to me nowadays to preserve.
Edrena

maxine in ri wrote:
>
> Julian9EHP wrote:
> >
> > I always wanted to live in a house with mulberries in the back yard. I am,
> > they are, and it's mulberry season! So I guess I'm going to have to process
> > the ones I picked tonight right away, first thing in the morning.
> >
> > E. P.
>
> How's your car looking this morning? Mulberry season was always
> accompanied by large purple splotches all over the vehicle,
> clothsline, kids toys....
> ;-)
> maxine in ri



And lots of birds fighting over the berries....

gloria p
who had two of the trees outside the bedroom
window when we lived in Ashaway RI

>From: maxine in ri

>How's your car looking this morning? Mulberry season was always
>accompanied by large purple splotches all over the vehicle,
>clothsline, kids toys....
>;-)
>maxine in ri

The mulberries are in the back yard, my [mother's borrowed] car is in front.

But there is *one* small problem . . .


E. P.

Thanks, people. But there *is* one problem.

We live in an old house, which had long been poorly kempt. My DH had our
extention run a soil sampling. The lead in the soil is 800 parts per million:
the toxic level is greater than 400 ppm. No mulberries for us.

People can make the earth sick.


E. P.

Julian9EHP wrote:
>
> Thanks, people. But there *is* one problem.
>
> We live in an old house, which had long been poorly kempt. My DH had our
> extention run a soil sampling. The lead in the soil is 800 parts per million:
> the toxic level is greater than 400 ppm. No mulberries for us.
>
> People can make the earth sick.
>
> E. P.

Contact your extension agent again. When I asked about raspberries
growing near the road, my agent looked up the distribution of lead
in plant parts and found that while the roots and stems had moderate
levels, once the berries had been washed well, they had no
detectable levels of lead.

I know mulberries are tree-ish, but it would be worth looking into
for you.

maxine in ri

>From: maxine in ri

>Contact your extension agent again. When I asked about raspberries
>growing near the road, my agent looked up the distribution of lead
>in plant parts and found that while the roots and stems had moderate
>levels, once the berries had been washed well, they had no
>detectable levels of lead.
>
>I know mulberries are tree-ish, but it would be worth looking into
>for you.

I've bookmarked your message, and I'll email him/her on Saturday. Thanks.



E. P.

(Julian9EHP) writes:

>The mulberries are in the back yard, my [mother's borrowed] car is in front.
>
>But there is *one* small problem . . .

In MY yard the problem is purple bird poop all over everything. (G)
If you haven't cooked with mulberries before, you do know to immerse them in
water to flood out the little bitty bugs, don't you? But no biggie if you
don't; they're very small. LOL!! And you know that the stem goes all the way
through the fruit, right? Just checking. (G) Mulberries are a PITA to work
with, IMHO.

Connie
************************************************** ***
My mind is like a steel...um, whatchamacallit.

>From: (ConnieG999)

>In MY yard the problem is purple bird poop all over everything. (G)
>If you haven't cooked with mulberries before, you do know to immerse them in
>water to flood out the little bitty bugs, don't you? But no biggie if you
>don't; they're very small. LOL!! And you know that the stem goes all the way
>through the fruit, right? Just checking. (G) Mulberries are a PITA to work
>with, IMHO.

Mulberries are a democratic fruit, despite their history. (They aren't native
to America -- look up who introduced them, and why.) In childhood they were in
everybody's back yard, and nobody minded if you took a handful. Some kids
think they're poisonous.

Difficulty . . . well . . . My mother had a friend who let us pick her apples
from the trees. They were _always_ wormy and/or bruised, needing peeling and
processing. My childhood reaction was Yuck! Now I realize that anything free
is a gift, and if work is the only fee, I am still blessed.


E. P.

(Julian9EHP) writes:

>Now I realize that anything free
>is a gift, and if work is the only fee, I am still blessed.

I have to agree. My mulberries came with my property, and in the 30 years I've
been here, they've grown to gigantic proportions. A PITA they are, but you're
right, I enjoy them tremendously. Huge, sweet, succulent berries for the taking
- and NO briars!

Connie
************************************************** ***
My mind is like a steel...um, whatchamacallit.

ConnieG999 wrote:

> (Julian9EHP) writes:
>
> >Now I realize that anything free
> >is a gift, and if work is the only fee, I am still blessed.
>
> I have to agree. My mulberries came with my property, and in the 30 years I've
> been here, they've grown to gigantic proportions. A PITA they are, but you're
> right, I enjoy them tremendously. Huge, sweet, succulent berries for the taking
> - and NO briars!
>
> Connie
> ************************************************** ***
> My mind is like a steel...um, whatchamacallit.

When it comes the time, have a pro take out the tree. Green Mulberry will eat up
chainsaw blades like cast iron. Even the stump is practically impervious. My ol'
whiskerface says its the wood most pallets are made of because its strong, light
and durable.
Edrena