I have an apple tree.
Let me tell you the secret to a good crop of apples.
Dogs. Specifically, water dogs.
We had a terrible crop this year.
I tried to figure out what went wrong.
Our dog, The Older Black Brother, passed away before this growing season.
He loved to play with the hose in the back by the apple tree when I turned the water on. He would drag the hose around and put it down and scratch up the wet, dead grass.
He could do that for hours.
Well, he wasn’t there this summer to water (and perhaps fertilize) the apple tree.
The back lawn wasn’t as healthy this summer without his thatching.
The secret to a good crop for fruit trees is to get a dog.
I sure miss that guy.
“The back lawn wasn’t as healthy this summer without his thatching.”
I wish our dog would keep it down to “thatching”. I suppose he does keep the scare into the moles with all of his digging though.
I’d rather have the dog than a nice yard. Condolences on the loss of your buddy.
Sorry you lost your pup.