Poppies usually grow in crowds - what is this one doing all alone in the barley field (champ d'orge)?
In Scotland barley is used to make whisky, I don't know what they do with it here. I will have to ask my neighbour (mon voisin) the farmer.
Tag - field
Wednesday, June 2 2010
POPPY
By carolweb on Wednesday, June 2 2010,
Friday, April 30 2010
MAIZE
By carolweb on Friday, April 30 2010,
Oh,no! here it comes: the maize that's going to block my view. READ PREVIOUS ENTRY
The grains were planted on the 9th April and the field is already green, it grows quickly with all the chemical fertilizer (engrais)! I think I'm going to measure how much it grows in 24 hours, with rain or without rain. I don't like it!!
What I DO like is this:
This is growing quickly too; they are the first leaves and flowers on the vine behind my house.
I live in the Cognac area where there are lots of vineyards producing white wine to make cognac. The farmer grows the grapes, presses them and makes juice, lets it ferment to make wine, then the cognac producers take it to distill into eau de vie. Only when it has aged (vieilli) in barrels does it become cognac.
I love drinking the grape juice. When the press starts I go to fill my bottle with the fresh juice, it's delicious. But I have a long time to wait, it's at the end of September!