Toma Zosa Rise Blueberries

10/02/2021

Middle English carre "cart, wagon, small cartload," borrowed from Anglo-French carre, charre, going back to Latin carra, plural of carrum, neuter variant of carrus "a kind of Gaulish wagon," borrowed from the Gaulish outcome of Celtic *kr̥s-o-, whence also Old Irish carr "cart, wagon," Welsh car "vehicle"

10/02/2021

RENEW, RESTORE, REFRESH, RENOVATE, REJUVENATE mean to make like new. RENEW implies a restoration of what had become faded or disintegrated so that it seems like new. efforts to renew the splendor of the old castle RESTORE implies a return to an original state after depletion or loss. restored a fine piece of furniture REFRESH implies the supplying of something necessary to restore lost strength, animation, or power. a refreshing drink RENOVATE suggests a renewing by cleansing, repairing, or rebuilding. the apartment has been entirely renovated REJUVENATE suggests the restoration of youthful vigor, powers, or appearance. the change in jobs rejuvenated her spirits

06/07/2021

Pick your own...

Few things are more fun than going to a pick-your-own farm. They provide the fruit, you provide the labor. What a deal! https://www.walterreeves.com/food-gardening/pick-your-own-farms/

06/07/2021

Maine wild blueberries are threatened by drought and climate change. They are commonly used for commercial purposes. Cnary in the gold mine?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/maines-beloved-blueberry-fields-warming-faster-than-rest-of-state-study-finds/2021/06/06/e6c3ac56-c711-11eb-81b1-34796c7393af_story.html

The rising temperatures have caused a loss of water and could imperil the crops, the scientists say.

06/03/2021

Another blueberry farmer in Georgia, near Greensboro Ga. This farmer partnered with UGA's Scott Nesmith to build his 3200 plant blueberry enterprise. Good for him! I trust he has a lot of help.

https://www.ajc.com/georgia-on-my-plate/retiree-finds-new-career-on-greensboro-blueberry-farm/3PLW63UOC5FBVDBIBKRCWP3QRU/?ecmp=restaurant&utm_medium=social&utm_source=restaurant_fb&fbclid=IwAR1S2peYO2LOkklM-Imjw8s7e7FOWMqaEwsM5saLGOb7EUuy77R7djV_JYQ

Hemi Blueberry Farm, near Greensboro, is only an hour and a half from Atlanta, but seems worlds away. A road fringed with wildflowers and scrub brush leads to a gated property straight out of a painting — horseshoe drive, big red barn and the widest of blue skies for a backdrop.

05/09/2021

comes in long sleeves

Our top selling t-shirt, you can expect this item to be everything a Carhartt product is known for: quality, durability and comfort. This pocket tee is perfect for warm days or for layering in cooler weather.

05/01/2021

Toma Zosa Rise Blueberries: Our blueberry plants number about 120. We lost a few last year. They bloomed nicely and the berries are forming. It should be a good crop year. We also added 20 more grapes last year and they all survived the winter. Our hand-watering paid off. My guess is that we now have about forty muscadine plants of various types. Cross pollination is the rule, you know. We cleared a slightly sloped, sunny area for another 25 grapes. Why? Just cause, y'all. Old optimists plant regardless of what goes on in life. We're not trying to save the planet or make wine. Just see if we have a green thumb with a variety of plants. We also did a little painting to add some more "blues n' greens" atmosphere to TZR.

04/20/2021

Lithium

Australian lithium miners Galaxy Resources and Orocobre have agreed to a merger that would create a $3.1 billion company, set to be the world’s fifth-largest producer of lithium chemicals

04/07/2021

https://www.rabbiteyefarm.com/observations-of-springtime-2/?fbclid=IwAR1mZpPEpIlZ4llEUYYW4lQs2boAtD7reuym6ONSBOlxBkZkOCwNaryqFec

Springtime has gotten busy today. Here are some timely observations about arrivals and blooms all happening in the great outdoors.

03/25/2021

Good project

Your Trash to Treasure Thursday photo,
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03/21/2021

Any Suggestions? A Friend of mine asked this: " Tom, you mentioned a year ago or so that a university in the south has developed a blueberry bush that grows in areas that has heat and high humanity - obviously the St. Louis area qualifies. Is there a mail order garden center or nursery that mails out such bushes. I'm going to give myself one more try in an attempt to grow them up here. Sure would like to try something different than what I'm buying currently. I have one bush that has made it past the two year mark. I think I have tried four or five times planting five to ten bushes at a time, with no luck. From what I know you have to have two varieties to cross pollinate blueberries. Thanks.

03/12/2021

What's behind the green door?

𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.
Moss cabin near Odense, Denmark
Photo: Johnny Juhl (.woodsman)

01/14/2021

I have 130 blueberry plants, mostly Rabbiteye varieties grown for Georgia conditions at UGA.

Research has shown that blueberries are one of the best antioxidants that nature provides us with. Fortunately, the plants are easy to grow.

12/05/2020

Hey, Just wanted to let you know that the blueberries look normal for the winter season. The pine mulch is installed. There is plenty of rain. The muscadine grapes look like fall also. We will be adding 12 more muscadines next week. Winter is slow good.

11/25/2020

The Bird Tree of Life is being mapped using genomes codes.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/hundreds-of-new-genomes-help-fill-the-bird-tree-of-life/2020/11/20/8554c870-2a99-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html

Avian genetic tool kits could let scientists unravel 150 million years of evolutionary history.

11/20/2020

Monarch caterpillars are very hungry and can get pushy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/science/hungry-caterpillars-angry.html?surface=home-discovery-vi-prg&fellback=false&req_id=303574010&algo=identity&imp_id=287477199&action=click&module=Science%20%20Technology&pgtype=Homepage

Before metamorphosis, monarch butterflies will aggressively head butt each other for access to their favorite food.

10/17/2020

Toma Zosa Rise is our adjacent six acre lot where we grow blueberries, muscadines, and lantanas. We also raise chickens and turkeys as pets. FB seems to think, or prefers, of us as a business and is always sending notes like "pump up the volume" as you got no new likes this week. Well, we are not concerned about that anymore. If you like to visit, send me a post. Other than that, we just hang out and garden when we feel like it. Life is rich.

10/17/2020

Ecology Professor at UGA talks about his yard now being a Wildlife Sanctuary. Welcome to the Club.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBwbNUvoNwc&fbclid=IwAR27bE65KH0G6e0b0MbCmUemAw62dSAL7_ZO0BQW-S5MsgmcRwbbpZfNWlQ

When Dr. Richard Hall moved into his home in Athens about 10 years ago, the yard was full of bamboo, wisteria, English ivy, and other non-native invasive pla...