Yep Larry,
this was an interesting winter to say the leastthe temps are warming
up...and the ground is clearing off slowly...I've seen some buds on trees
swellingand we had no ice storms to speak of...which is unusualnow its
the long wait...going to Horticultural
There are plenty of other plants that are just as ephemeral as Ranunculus
glaberrimus. Two that bloom here are Corydalis solida and Dicentra cucullaria.
They are fortunately not difficult in cultivation.
Barbara van Achtrerberg, Easton, Connecticut USA zone 6
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This morning Johan and I trudged across our berm (raised grass terrace south of
the house) to put put in one tap in the south side of each of our sugar maple
trees--planted by us in 1975-76. Two of the three trees are pouring out sap
like
crazy. On the other tree he drilled right under an old
Barbara,
Your email brought back so many memories for me! My sister and I used
to make syrup every spring in Ohio. I remember now how slippery it was
going out to collect the sap and how long it took to cook it down. What
a nice thing that was to remember. We used to make a gallon or two
Most Maple syrup come from the Black Maple, not the Sugar maple. Euell
Gibbons has made mixed Maple/Birch syrup.
Making it indoors is also good for removing wallpaper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euell_Gibbons
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Larry Wallace
Cincinnati
Spring is four weeks away
