tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post4326645625267626913..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: florida nativesMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-70727647914408368642007-08-16T23:25:00.000-04:002007-08-16T23:25:00.000-04:00nt: i am particularly glad you have those memories...nt: i am particularly glad you have those memories. what you describe is also what i experienced growing up with your papa.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-38854039182037120992007-08-16T21:05:00.000-04:002007-08-16T21:05:00.000-04:00Palmettos will always remind of days spend afield ...Palmettos will always remind of days spend afield with my Pappa, hunting quail over fine bird dogs. <BR/><BR/>The woods we hunted were chock full of palmettos and tall pines. They were some of the prettiest woods I have ever laid my eyes on. I often think while I am out there what it must have been like for those earlier settlers trying to traverse them in covered wagon and on horseback. Those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28953551592110374922007-08-15T22:44:00.000-04:002007-08-15T22:44:00.000-04:00mlm: next time could tell me how you REALLY feel a...mlm: next time could tell me how you REALLY feel about palmettos? <BR/>:-) <BR/><BR/>i keep thinking i should give YOU some aloe to have on hand around your house.<BR/><BR/>sophie: i remember the hot dogs and marshmallows, too. we had such fun with them over the open fire in the woods. great childhood memories!Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-19410706015746261762007-08-15T18:50:00.000-04:002007-08-15T18:50:00.000-04:00Palmettos are one of my top 5 absolute favourites!...Palmettos are one of my top 5 absolute favourites! When I read about your neighbours' removing them all, I pert near slopped my dripper! There are some varieties that aren't so prickly. We used to cut a frond, sharpen the end and stick a weinie on it to roast over an open fire. Then, of course, marshmallows. Aaaahhhh, those were the days... thanks for the memories! 8-]<BR/><BR/>Have a <B><I>JESUSSophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-14560449125041289852007-08-15T10:30:00.000-04:002007-08-15T10:30:00.000-04:00I don't like palmettos. And I guess I'm a Florida ...I don't like palmettos. And I guess I'm a Florida cracker too. But they hurt and remind me of the desert. So dry and sharp and brittle looking. Not to mention all the SCRATCHES a girl can get.<BR/><BR/>But your post was lovely...the writing and photos...as usual! Now go put some aloe on those scratches!MLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466105409508105428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-46425044818888217672007-08-15T07:02:00.000-04:002007-08-15T07:02:00.000-04:00sg: i hear ya... the saw-toothed leaf stems can ca...sg: i hear ya... the saw-toothed leaf stems can cause some damage to human skin in a fast hurry. wearing proper clothing to cover arms and legs would help... but it is too hot here so i usually just try to be careful. <BR/><BR/>as far as their growth i just don't let mine get bushy and wide. i keep (or try to anyway)the brown fronds trimmed off and only leave the healthy fronds that are growing Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-48638413181714152152007-08-15T00:35:00.000-04:002007-08-15T00:35:00.000-04:00Okay, palmettos are nice, but how do you protect y...Okay, palmettos are nice, but how do you protect yourself from their stickly, prickly edges when you are working around them? As a Florida cracker girl, growing up in the southern half of the state where the palmettos abound, I suffered many a scratch from playing in the woods full of palmettos. And how do you control their growth, since they multiply so readily and you cannot kill them withoutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com