Well the 251 apple trees planted Aprill 22 are doing very well. Today I saw a couple had reached the 9' wire. Some of trees that were 3/8ths...
Near Lacrosse, about 5 miles from the river.
Well resurrecting an old thread, but I am always after new places to cut. My logger buddies were in the area so I went out to see them at lunch...
Congrats!:dex: Quite a step up from a 290 & 391.:whistle:
Linked XJ, That's hardly a glowing endorsement.:rofl: :lol: What's your ad going to say, "quick buy this, It's a real POS". I am on my first...
Ahhh.............translation needed please.:zip:
Well got the irrigation in yesterday and it works GREAT! The last time I watered by hand it took 5 hours and I thought to myself, NEVER AGAIN....
To OP: Does the smoker run quite a bit hotter nearer the firebox? Many have installed a plate to divert some the heat to the other end to even...
Helko stuff is too nice to use, so I hung them on the wall, (Note, wifey was not amused) [IMG] Isn't this cute? [IMG]
Thanks for the kind words, Marty. This is a serious hobby for me. I can't imagine the risk the real orchards take on every year. For example...
You could but it would be extremely labor intensive. Each tree had 50-60 blossoms and there are 251 trees. Considerable care would have had to...
The emitters are pressure compensating and since I have a fairly substantial hill that is important. Surprisingly cheaper than I would have...
Drip irrigation is coming tomorrow and I hope to install next week. I already ran a strand of high tensile wire for the mainline to be suspended...
I have only found one way to keep out deer and that is 8' deer fencing. I put up 1000' for my orchard expansion. Amazing how well the trees do...
Do you fish? $200 seems like a lot for an anchor.:emb:
Fiskars has a lifetime warranty and they stand behind it. I have the same lopper and use it in my orchard so it gets probably 10x the amount of...
The one good thing Honeycrisp have going for it is the fact it is relatively scab resistant. The down side is it has a natural calcium deficiency...
Update: Thinner was sprayed a double strength to knock the blossoms off. This stressed the trees for a couple days but they snapped right back....
The size of the apple can be controlled by the grower. Complex carbohydrate models are now used. A tree has a finite amount of carbs it can...
Well I just got done spraying the new trees with a thinner to make sure they do not try and bear any apples this year. Next year the feathered...
