I have been promising I would profile some gardeners in our community. I really have been negligent in that it has taken me so long to post my first one! Here she is, Diann Nance.
Diann is a well known gardener in the community due to the extensive community service she has performed, and many clubs she belongs to. Not only is she a member of my garden club, (Beachaven Garden Club), but she is a Master Gardener (a post is forthcoming about the Master Gardeners), a retired school teacher, a part time teacher at Austin Peay, a recipient of Tennessee State University Small Farmer of the Year Award in the Alternative Agriculture category, and a small business owner! She is a hard worker and an asset to anything she is involved with.
Diann's business is called Diann's Greenhouse. She specializes in herbs, but has some fruit and other types of plants as well. When embarking on opening the greenhouse, Diann looked around at what Clarksville had to offer in the way of greenhouses. What she found was herbs were a small niche she could successfully work her way into.
Not only is Diann VERY knowledgeable about growing herbs, but she astounds me at her skills in using the herbs in cooking, soap making, potpourri and many other crafts. Anyone who has had the pleasure of tasting Diann's cooking will know what I am talking about! She is my choice for Gardener of the Month and the first of what I hope to be a long list.
Can you guess what type of fruit is pictured in the second picture? Hint: It is NOT a grapefruit but it is sour. Post your guess in the comment section if you think you know the right answer.
in the garden....
Papaya.
ReplyDeleteNope. Try again:)
ReplyDeleteOnly thing I can think of that looks like that is Ugly Furit but it is not qhite shaped right for that.
ReplyDeleteNope. Dawn, ask Nicole what she thinks it is. Give her the hint. Celeste, ask the kids and let them post. Anyone else-ask the kids! I will give the answer with tomorrow's post.
ReplyDeleteThere are pears and apples that look like that but most are sweet. Plums, Loquat,Persimmons and Quince have ones that look something like the one you show and they can also be bitter, esp the persimmon if fot ripened fully.
ReplyDeleteAll good guesses. Ask Heather what she thinks it is.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a grapefruit to me!
ReplyDeleteMaybe a cross between a orange and grapefruit??? A hybred of some type....
The name Diann Nance rings a bell with my memory. I wonder if she knew my grandmother? She was a Garden Club member until she passed away in 1983...
Everyone here says pomagrante which was my first guess, Jack of all trades said that fruit turns red when ripen. The color is throwing me off. Thats sour
ReplyDeleteSkeeter, I was wondering where you were. Good guess but no cigar. You are getting warmer.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if Diann would have known your grandmother. Was she in the Beachhaven Garden Club? I am sure some ladies in the club may have known here as you know how small Clarksville really is.
Dawn, no pomagrante. The fruit is not yet completely ripe though it will be the same color it is now.
Probably gave it away but since the comments are not shown the same time you look at the fruit, still guess til someone gets it. Jimmy did the first time once I gave him the hint and that is why I thought the kids would get it. Not a grapefruit but sour nonetheless.
Lemon
ReplyDeleteYes! It is a huge lemon! More like a grapefruit. Diann and her grandson, Payton, are looking forward to making some fresh homemade lemonade with this particular lemon. We in the south know there is nothing better than freshly squeezed lemonade, unless it is made with a lemon you grow yourself. I know you in the north appreciate fresh lemonade too so don't feel slighted. Everyone can grow a lemon-in the house or greenhouse for the winter and then outside in the summer.
ReplyDeleteI think a Lemon, with dawn.
ReplyDeleteIs that Dawn with Lemon? Thats my favorite kind.
Tina, I posted a long time ago. You told me how to build a compost bin. I did so and it's full of rotting leaves. Waiting for the Black Gold. Sorry for abandoning you but I post on the Pet Blog. I am a slow typist, and don't have time for both. And I have a wife to take care of also. Women are so time consuming and demanding. Aint they? Especially when ya are sickly.
Thanks for the help on the compost bin.
Hey Dragon!
ReplyDeleteI am still waiting for those pictures of your outside projects. I haven't forgotten. I am glad you got a compost bin full of rotting leaves.
Yes, it is a lemon! Good guess first time. I really thought it would be easy but I had some interesting guesses I never would have thought of. Dawn-do you come with lemons? Gotta be careful of THE Dragon-the pet people blogger. He can get everyone going-even though he is a slow typist and wifey poo takes up so much time-yeah right. Methinks Shadow is taking up your time judging by the pictures of you two in bed*****sleeping!
I am glad the wifey poo is better. The crud is going around and it was so good of you to fix her up so you could go golfing in the mountains next week!
ReplyDeleteWe thought a lemon --if you knew my kiddos well, you'd know that is one of the fruits they like --freshly squeezed with some sugar and a tall glass with a straw, lol
ReplyDeleteNo, thats Dawn with peaches, think my mother and Skeeter will like that one.
ReplyDeleteIt really was Nikki's first guess she just went along with the gang, her fathers girl ya know.
Dawn with peaches, even better. Let's not forget the cream also.
ReplyDeleteOh my, my, Hubbys on heat call fixing someone furnace up here in the good ole north, have to tell him to beware...although he'll be plenty sparked when getting home, from resuming everyones comfort that is...
ReplyDeleteOh you guys just crack me up!! Dawn is my Georgia peach cause she was born in Georgia....thanks to Uncle Sam. All my other kiddies born in Maine.
ReplyDeleteDarn it! I wanted to say lemon but never had heard of one being shaped like that, so I was sure it was not a lemon. Guess I learned something today. But then that is nothing new and I love it. Knowledge is one of the best things in life and when I stop learning please get rid of me quickly.
Yep, thats me, only one. Dragon meant detergent---smarter than the average blogger I am.
ReplyDeleteWow! A Lemon that big must have a lot of zest!!!
ReplyDeleteNow Dragon boy, you behave yourself. Gardner’s are ladies (and I dont mean of the night)LOL... I did like the Dawn with Peaches comment and how ironic you were born in GA Dawn. So the ole Dragon was on track but the cream threw me off a bit....LOL where is the picture of your compost bin Dragon? Good for you to make one. My leaves end up in a natural setting in the landscaping and the moles love it! Some how, I need to get them out of the grass and back into the leaves….
Stay Warm you northerners! I like the cartoon in the Leaf this morning. Old man winter on the couch and residents saying he comes to visit down south for a few days then heads back north. Was funny and oh so true! Was really cold here the past two days but calling for 70 this weekend!
Kiddies love lemons and lemonade! I think Diann better keep a good watch on her lemon!
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