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To: DelaWhere

“fruit tree update...

All but one peach trees are leaving out and doing great!”

Glad to hear your’s are doing well. I bought 2 new trees this spring - an heirloom apple, which is leaving out. The cherry tree isn’t doing anything. I think I will have to call the company and see if they will replace it. 2 Blueberries are doing OK. Lost most of the asparagus.


8,127 posted on 05/22/2009 11:44:13 AM PDT by Marmolade
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To: Marmolade

>>Glad to hear your’s are doing well. I bought 2 new trees this spring - an heirloom apple, which is leaving out. The cherry tree isn’t doing anything. I think I will have to call the company and see if they will replace it. 2 Blueberries are doing OK. Lost most of the asparagus.<<

Sorry to hear about your cherry tree... Do you have another apple nearby for pollination? Yield is majorly increased if there is another variety close by for the bees to do their thing...

This year, I tried asparagus from seed... I realize that it will be several years before getting to cut any, but they are doing absolutely great... Did a tray of 72, and about 70 germinated - now they are about 10” and doing great. Will be transplanting them tomorrow (since it is supposed to rain tomorrow night)

Wheat is doing great, lettuce, cabbage, all 4 onion types, transplanted corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, Amish paste tomatoes, Thessaloniki tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, spinach, yellow and zucchini squash, beets all doing terrific - looks like it will be a great year for the garden production. Now waiting for some of the other things I planted to come up. (Now the fun begins keeping ahead of the weeds)


8,147 posted on 05/22/2009 1:41:26 PM PDT by DelaWhere ("Without power over our own food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe)
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