Hello Firstly, I wish I could attend the apple growers meeting at stump sprouts but alas, work is work. Hopefully next year. I have begun to look into ordering...
John Bunker is amenable to bring a pick-up load of Organic Grower Supplies to our Berkshire meeting. The goal here is to co-operatively reach the $600 order...
Hi Seth, I'll take a crack at a few comments. I like to think that winter is the time we can all find time for some conversation on Applenet. First, I have to...
Thanks Michael I appreciate the time. I felt I had to pull the trees because they were planted in heavy clay soil (much worse than I thought) and the...
Hi Seth, I'll follow up here in the spirit that others might comment on this question of a nitrogen-boosted planting hole . . . We all know the purpose of the...
Hi Seth, yes indeed, no N, for sure not in the hole. If you are concerned your soil is weak, add half rotted cow manure compost AFTER planting, and that's the...
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Thanks Hugh, for your input. I definitely will be following your's and Michaels advice. I really didn't want to start adding supplements to the soil. I can't...
We have only 7 growers signed up for the Berkshire meeting in two weeks. I need to hear from y'all soon! I have another couple hundred Bud.118 liners to graft...
And now a message from the Apple Advisory Board . . . or something like that. I get asked questions from many quarters because of Apple Grower. One recent...
Presuming I'm one of the 7. Hugh ... Presuming I'm one of the 7. Hugh On Feb 19, 2007, at 1:29 PM, Michael Phillips wrote: We have only 7 growers signed up...
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evenin' michael- pruned with a 12'' bar chain saw today borrowed from my good friend rich in colrain. i love it. soooo light and you can tighten the chain by...
Hi all, We are a definite go for the apple meeting next Monday and Tuesday, March 5 & 6, at Stump Sprouts. These are the growers who are definitely coming so...
Someone sent this picture along asking me to identify the situation. I think rot fungi have colonized the edge of a previous canker. But it would be helpful to...
good morning- all ye pruning fools? i resemble that remark. doesn't look like apple (?) a stone fruit? are the orange 'blobs' on the edges soft and somewhat...
Now that the snow is melted I'm finding more gnawing damage to the bark than usual in the orchard. Most of the gnawing is right at or below the snowline. I...
Hi all! I will introduce myself, Jordan Humphreys. I am in Ashland, Missouri. I am starting a new small scale commercial fruit orchard focused primarily upon...
Hello I was given some graft wood from a young tree of Jupp's Russet. Their tree is young and has not fruited. Have tried Google and can only find black &...
I have my trees in. I've pruned the apples back lightly and I plan to trellis them aka slender spindle. The peaches are pruned heavily to open center. ...
Don't worry too much about the trellis not being in yet- just use a modest degree of caution running the wires to not bang the trees up too much- that should...
All of my prior orchard work has been with older standard size trees so I am not a voice of experience but I am also planting new trees with a trellis system...
Naturally the earlier the better for getting the trellis up, but remember these trees have been growing in the field at the nursery with little to no support,...
Your training should take place once the trees are growing vigorously in early June, not before (and not after either.) The only real pest concerns are...
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Hi all, I notice that this year's batch of Surround foams A LOT. Also that I'm seeing more PC scars than I'd like. Do you think there is a connection? Plant...
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Good day, I'm new to apple trees and I need a bit of help. I live in Michigan, near Detroit. Two years ago I bought a house with an apple and pear tree. The...
Are all of the apples dropping? Most trees do some self-thinning early in the season and drop some of their fruit before it matures. This may be what you are...
Andy, Last year all of the apples fell off.... it took about 2 months for all of them to fall, and it reminded me of very slow apple suicide. By "harvest" time...
My first guess would match Andy's. But if it is global with no fruit retained I would look for curculio and/or apple maggot infestations. Often infested...
Thank you! I will investigate and report back for further instructions! ... fruit retained I would look for curculio and/or apple maggot infestations. Often...
Pam, An absence of pollinator trees could also cause fruit to fall for lack of seed development. apples and pears are self incompatible and so they need to be...
Everyone, I have examined all of the tiny apples that are currently on the tree, and nearly all of them have a cresent-shaped cut, which I have learned from...
