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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 21, 2021 15:23:49 GMT
I have just one plant in the middle of the fern bed!
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Post by casimira on Jan 21, 2021 16:10:31 GMT
Hopefully it will multiply over time.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 18, 2021 14:59:27 GMT
Persimmons (kakis) are most definitely not in season.
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Post by bjd on Feb 18, 2021 16:10:35 GMT
I can't imagine those strawberries have much taste -- hothouse produce at this time of year.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 18, 2021 16:16:40 GMT
And the price!
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Post by casimira on Feb 18, 2021 16:21:05 GMT
I suspect that the strawberry crop here that had just begun in the past few weeks was decimated by the hard freeze. The good news though, crawfish season that just commenced was not affected and reports of a bumper crop of them is anticipated.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 15, 2022 14:38:24 GMT
I bought three artichokes because they were 3 for the price of 2 (1 euro each), but three is actually more than I wanted.
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Post by casimira on Feb 15, 2022 17:53:35 GMT
Promises of a bountiful crop of crawfish here this Spring. YAY!!!
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 15, 2022 18:37:14 GMT
Promises of a bountiful crop of crawfish here this Spring. YAY!!! Louisiana crayfish have become such a plague in southern France (since they have no natural predators) that maybe they will soon be exported to the United States. Two of my artichokes have already been taken care of, so I imagine that my 3rd one will not be a problem.
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Post by casimira on Feb 15, 2022 19:03:29 GMT
I never knew that they had a habitat there. Seems odd. How could they be considered a "plague" escapes me.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 15, 2022 19:52:35 GMT
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Post by casimira on Feb 16, 2022 17:10:23 GMT
Do people not consider crayfish a delicacy there? And are they indigenous to there? I'm fascinated and perplexed about how there could be so many, enough to be considered a "plague"?
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 16, 2022 17:18:41 GMT
American crayfish aren’t indigenous and have decimated native crayfish in places plus banks are collapsing as they tunnel into them.
But they are tasty..
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 16, 2022 17:49:26 GMT
Do people not consider crayfish a delicacy there? And are they indigenous to there? I'm fascinated and perplexed about how there could be so many, enough to be considered a "plague"? They are not compatible with the local ecosystem. The local crayfish (smaller) have been mostly exterminated. The Louisiana crayfish reproduce like crazy and act like locusts. It is true that if they could be elevated to the status of prawns or langoustines, people would eat a lot more of them. Meanwhile, the ones sold in my local supermarket are imported from Louisiana!
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Post by casimira on Feb 16, 2022 17:58:11 GMT
I find that so bizarre. Are they sold already boiled or are they frozen for you to be able to prepare them to your liking?
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 16, 2022 18:06:35 GMT
They are boiled and shelled like ready-to-eat shrimp.
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Post by casimira on Feb 16, 2022 18:19:24 GMT
I am wondering how Louisiana crawfish ended up there to begin with.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 16, 2022 18:24:50 GMT
In the 1970's, some French person thought they were delicious (what a strange idea! ) and imported them to France to raise them. They quickly escaped, and the rest is history (just like in the plot of many horror films).
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Post by casimira on Feb 16, 2022 19:01:08 GMT
That was my suspicion. Kind of like the kudzu vine of the shellfish world.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 16, 2022 19:06:09 GMT
Now I am wondering what helps to keep them under control in Louisiana. Blue crabs? Predatory fish? Muskrats?
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Post by patricklondon on Feb 16, 2022 19:19:48 GMT
Do people not consider crayfish a delicacy there? And are they indigenous to there? I'm fascinated and perplexed about how there could be so many, enough to be considered a "plague"? They are not compatible with the local ecosystem. The local crayfish (smaller) have been mostly exterminated. The Louisiana crayfish reproduce like crazy and act like locusts. It is true that if they could be elevated to the status of prawns or langoustines, people would eat a lot more of them. Meanwhile, the ones sold in my local supermarket are imported from Louisiana! Sounds like the issue in the UK with what are called 'signal crayfish' here. They turned out to have brought a disease with them that's called crayfish plague that's badly damaging native species - and there are efforts to persuade people to eat them too.
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Post by casimira on Feb 17, 2022 16:09:32 GMT
Now I am wondering what helps to keep them under control in Louisiana. Blue crabs? Predatory fish? Muskrats? A number of different species of fish eat them along with raccoons, mink, herons, loons, US.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 17, 2022 16:43:22 GMT
Well, we probably shouldn't import them to France.
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Post by casimira on Mar 26, 2022 16:31:36 GMT
This year's strawberry crop is exceptional. The cold snap we had some weeks ago did not affect them. I asked the vendor at the market how did they fare with the cold temperatures. She told me they covered them in blankets. Depending on the size of their plot that's alot of blankets!!!
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 27, 2022 16:13:24 GMT
Artichokes and cauliflower are in plentiful supply. I bought both but now I am ready to move on.
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Post by casimira on Jul 7, 2022 15:59:11 GMT
Figs, figs, and more figs.
I fancy making a clafouti with some of them but not up to the task of making preserves due to the lack of space in this kitchen.
Also, eggplant (aubergines) in abundance along with many types of peppers, heirloom tomatoes. Soon the okra will be ready to harvest.
Some beautiful shrimp on display at the roadside stands along one of the major avenues along with some watermelon and cantaloupe.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 7, 2022 16:08:33 GMT
One of the best pizzas I ever had was in France and figs were one of the main ingredients.
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Post by casimira on Jul 7, 2022 16:17:06 GMT
They are also really good when put on the grill and basted with balsamic vinegar and when lightly charred serve with a smidgen of chevre.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 7, 2022 16:56:59 GMT
Ohhhh ~ figs!
My potted fig tree is doing something very odd. It's always been on the same seasonal schedule as any other fig tree -- resting in winter, bearing a few figs in summer, losing leaves in autumn then regaining them in Spring.
This year I got figs in winter, then slowly the leaves turned ugly as usual. But they're mostly not falling off the tree, even though now (late June, early July), the tree is putting out nice new leaves. ~?~
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Post by fumobici on Jul 8, 2022 9:24:22 GMT
One of the best pizzas I ever had was in France and figs were one of the main ingredients. An Italian somewhere just died.
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