Gallo: I've got a blackberry that seems to be doing pretty well. I started it from a runner that I got from a neighbor, who in turn got a start from his father-in-law. And his father-in-law brought some blackberry bushes with him when he moved here from Missouri in the 1920's, so this variety has been grown with success in Arizona for almost a century. If you want a cutting I'd be glad to let you have one.
In other news, this weekend my husband planted a thornless lime, a Meyer lemon and a Navel orange (all dwarfs) on the side of our house, so now our urban orchard is completeWe've been adding a few trees every year since we moved into this house five years ago, so its exciting to be finished with this part of the project. When all of the trees and bushes are mature, we should have some kind of fresh fruit almost year round.
I got my chicks ordered, after much debate I decided to get the brown egg layer assortment from Meyer Hatchery. I'm only going to keep about six of the chicks, so if anyone is looking for chicks in June let me know.
See, this is what I like about this thread. Such great local information. That is fantastic that you have a blackberries from such a long lineage in AZ, I definitely have to get a cutting from you! I just have to figure out how to get it.
