All About Pocket Knives

treefarmer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 25, 2025 4:52 pm Tell me about eatin' a green persimmon? Is it ripe? We always stayed away from green one both wild and domestic.
Treefarmer

The persimmons I grow are a Japanese variety. They do not have the tannins that make our native persimmons so mouth puckering when green. That said, the one I ate today would have been better after a few more days on the tree. The thing about growing persimmons is that they are the number one favorite food of Opossums. So if I wait until the possums decide they are ripe I will not get any!

I forgot to include my Garlic Chives in my post above. They make a great topping for soup. I realize that my harvest efforts do not quite equal those of the real gardeners who grow veggies.

Mel, don’t think I’ve ever had a green persimmon, much less the Japanese variety you’re growing. Now, chives in soup doesn’t sound too bad. BTW, like the knife, too!

'Tis the season for harvesting, eating to follow! Excellent pictures.

Great harvest and harvest knives, Homer. Very nice photos!

May have posted this one before - not sure.

Cutting up some sweet potatoes with the Victorinox Pioneer Alox.

tvic wrote: ↑Mon Nov 03, 2025 2:27 pm May have posted this one before - not sure.

Nice work T ... Beautiful knife, wonderful scales and a great background!!

Thanks, TopDog!