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A few weeks ago I took out a few of the BOSS growing in my chicken grazing frame experiment and planted them in a pot to see how they'd do indoors in the Winter. So far, pretty good!

I'm testing this image on a desktop computer / chrome. I'm inserting a thumbnail and resizing it to be tiny: You should be able to do the same if you click on an image and then drag the corners:

I'm in Zone: 9b, and this great article says they grow in 8 - 11 https://homeguides.sfgate.com/fuyu-persimmon-tree-care-43506.html ... but I didn't really need to even look that up since I know these were grown very locally. LOL!

From what I'm reading about the Fuyu, they are a non-astringent variety... which I guess means they can be eaten right from the tree?

I had some from a friend when I was super young and hated them... so just assumed they were all the same. I've mostly been eating them raw. The outer skin is a tiny bit more thick than an apple, but not bad at all. I just cut them in quarters, remove the 4 or so large seeds, and eat them up...

Ok, I just asked the person I got them from, and they said the variety is "Fuyu persimmons". I'm surprised how sweet they are. I'd almost say the taste is a mix of apricot, honeydew, and kiwi... but different texture. Here's a pic:

For 40 years I've been completely bad-mouthing persimmons. I've honestly thought they were some of the worst fruits people could grow in their yards. I've been dissing them for as long as I can remember. Well, a week ago my mom brought some over for us to try. ... and HOLY COW/. I actually...

Thanks y'all! We're still doing some clean-up on the menu bars / editor buttons, and other misc. bits. :)

A note about the new editor: If you click the 3 vertical dots, you'll see more options. Also, if you're on a phone or tablet, you can turn your screen to landscape and you'll see more editing options.

Thanks for pointing that out! It's been fixed!

I'm growing seedlings in a "grazing frame" for my chickens:

Hmm... odd, I haven't been able to duplicate this issue. I wonder if it is specific to one browser / system or another. Hopefully we can find some commonalities between peeps having the problem so we can isolate / fix it.

We started out VERY worried about her being too standoffish, but it's only been 4 days since we let her out of her cage and she's been coming right in the house more and further each night (with the help of some treats). ;) We don't have any expectations of ever petting her, but the fact she...

Hmm... all the earlier talk about rodents resonates with me. We've never had problems with mice, but DEFINITELY issues with rats. Under the house, up in the attic, around the coop. It's been such an issue controlling them. So... we got a rescue feral kitty and let her out of her cage on...

I'm loving this thread! Thanks for starting it @digitS' !!! Hmmm... good ponderings and questions. Now you have me thinking more about my own success (and sometimes lack-thereof) with my garden! Ok, this is just a brilliant statement and wonderful perspective. Ya, I definitely need to adopt...

LOL! This.... all of this!!!!!

Y'all are WAY too kind! Honestly, TEG is AMAZING because of members like you! I'm just lucky enough to have you here and to have just barely enough skills to keep this place running smoothly. :)

Awww... that's so nice of you to post this!!!! (and I really appreciate the tag)! I've been SUPER swamped with really huge house changes / updates, so I haven't been able to post as much as I'd like... (for example, today's project includes: Fortunately my girlfriend has been incredibly...

Thanks everyone for your patience! We were updating the security on the servers to keep the bad guys out, and unfortunately some legit peeps were blocked in the process. It's a bit of a cat/mouse game with bad-actors on the internet. We try to stay a step ahead and keep them out while letting...

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