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I planted two supposedly dwarf plums last fall. They had a few blooms but no fruit this year.:hit I remember having a couple of trees when I was young, the fruits weren't overly large but mom always made lots of plum jelly!:love Can't wait wait till mine get going.

Can someone tell me (step by easy step I'm a man!lol) how to make BB jelly and also can they be canned using the cold-pack method. In canning how long do you cook them first? In jelly do you add water to them to cook them down to get the juice? I have a hard time getting jelly to set. Any...

I plant them for summer shade in places that need it. I don't think they would make a good fence,they aren't dense enough. I plant them around my dog and poultry pens with no problems. The burgandy type are really goregous specimen plants. The richer the ground and the more water the bigger they...

Karenleaf,I have found some yellows that are growing with no others around,I am going to get me seed,if you want some pm me your address and I will send you some.I also have some blacks and dark reds,some of the blacks are double . Don't get discouraged if you have the rust. I powder mine...

I canned 10 pints jesterday of pickled ones. I use the two cups of water and vinger,add the pickling spice directly to this and bring to boil. I cook the beets till they are tender,slip the skins,pack in jars,fill with the vinger/spice solution ,cap and cold-pack process. They are a gourgeous...