Time to Spread the Love for the month of March. I’m sending a great big THANK YOU to all the Acorns who took the time to comment during the month-your words and thoughts truly do make the Blind Pig a better place to visit.
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Since my brain is on Gardening overload-I thought the prize for March should be a few of my heirloom tomato seeds from last year, a few of Hubert’s Heirloom Cantaloupe Seeds, and a few of the best ever Heirloom Yellow Watermelon Seeds.
And the winner is…. Granny Sue!
Don’t forget to click on a name above and go for a visit-I know you’ll be glad you did!
Tipper
What a great gift! Granny Sue will love those seeds. Congratulations, Susanna!
Tipper,I want to thank you for your wonderful blog. I love the mountains and the old time ways. Thanks again. Kay
Tipper–I think I have the answer to Bradley’s popcorn question. He actually pretty much was on track. It is known as strawberry popcorn (from the shape of the cobs, as he noted), and it will pop just like regular popcorn. It is also used for decorative purposes much like Indian corn. I haven’t checked, but I’m sure a bit of web searching would turn up seeds for sale. I grew it years ago, and it’s easy enough.
Jim Casada
http://www.jimcasadaoutdoors.com
Tipper,
Bradley..I hadn’t thought of this popcorn in years…since it was used as a craft I suppose!…But I looked up on the Google and found Strawberry Popcorn seed being sold at Millington Seeds…They are treated…so if you do not want treated seeds you need to go to an heirloom maybe seed company…Hope this helps…I am still looking for the tiny Indian Corn of my parents era of gardening!
Thanks Tipper,
Tipper,
Bradley, Yes I have seen this corn many years ago at craft festivals…used as craft decorations…I don’t know the name of it but was told it was old timey popcorn!…I would love to have some to plant, too…Not just for the popcorn but for display..with the shucks pulled back, tied and dried…I remember the people saying that the corn did not grow very tall…Hope we find out something about it..There is also a very small straight ear of purplish red corn that I remember my Dad and Mother calling it Indian corn. I doubt that was the real name! My Dad told me they grew it in Madison county and it was the only one that would pop and they grew it to eat as popcorn…never for crafts! ha
Thanks Tipper,
Bradley-I havent heard of them-but maybe someone has and will let us know.
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happy april to my favorite appalachian! 🙂
Oh yeah, I forgot to say congratulations to Granny Sue for winning!
Bradley
Tipper – This is slightly off the subject I guess but, seeing the post about the seeds, I wonder if you or any of your readers know or have heard about this. I once saw a guy come into the gas station with a bag of dark purple objects in a small brown bag. They looked like very large, dried, purple, strawberries (heart shaped). He said, “O.k. fellas, bet you can’t guess what these are?” You would not believe the ideas everyone came up with for an answer. Finally, when no one could guess what they were, he said, “These are an old variety of pop corn that an “old timer” gave me today and I’m gonna plant them to see if they will grow.”
Wonder if any of your readers have seen this old variety of pop corn? I assume that popcorn was an old variety but, I really don’t know but, It was definitely pop corn; He even let us shell one. Ever seen or heard of this type of pop corn?
They were about the size of large plum ( approx. 2 3/4″ diameter). Large strawberry or heart shaped.
Bradley
Tipper–Your gift of seeds suggests to me that you need to do a blog on saving seeds (maybe with some “how to” included). It’s a splendid example of the “make do” mindset, and we wouldn’t have a lot of our heirloom vegetables, especially tomatoes, had it not been for seed savers. There’s been a renaissance in heirloom vegetables and fruits, but I wonder how many of the folks raising them are saving their own seeds, doing their own grafting, etc.
Just a thought, and happy All Fools’ Day (another name for April 1, and since I’m on trivia, I wonder how many of your readers knew that the date was purportedly the birthday of Judas Iscariot.
Yep, I know, I got a singularly disordered mind.
Jim Casada
http://www.jimcasadaoutdoors.com
hubby has not tried watermelon seed yet, we don’t have any where to plant them, yard is to small, dogs are to big
Thank YOU, Tipper. It’s always a pleasure to stop by, whenever I can. Sending your way all my love. Have a great weekend!
Thank you, Tipper! My father’s last illness took me to the city in March & reading Blind Pig brought me home for a little while every night. It was a bright spot during a very difficult time.
Hoping you are able to get to planting this weekend. Happy Friday!
Tipper,
Congradulations to Granny Sue and
hope you have good luck with those
seeds: they’re probably among her
best gardening gifts.
Its almost full sunshine today at
my place but that northeast wind
is sure cold. A warming trend is
a coming…Ken
Congratulations to Granny Sue. She’ll love the prizes.
I love how you do this every month. BISCUITS —- I MADE EDIBLE BISCUITS.
Happy Spring my friend.
congrats granny sue!!!
Way to go Granny Sue! Some more wonderful seeds for your garden.
Do the rest of you’uns get the idea that Tipper is calling us a bunch of nuts?
😉
Yay! I won! Thank you.
Or is this an April Fool’s joke? 🙂
Seriously, I can’t wait for the seeds. I will be thinking of you as I plant, Tipper.
Congratulations to Granny Sue! Those seeds are guaranteed to bring much gastronomical enjoyment.
Tipper,
Congratulations to Granny Sue….
My, my what an impressive bunch of folks commenting on the Blind Pig…I enjoy reading all the comments.
Thanks Tipper for keeping it going!
Love Heirloom seeds. We just purchased some when we were visiting Cherokee North Carolina. I know some of them may
not do well way up here in Michigan, but my 13yr old son was excited to try! Happy Gardening~Barb
Love this blog! I miss the mountains so!