[Augie]

I didn't buy enough nuts so I'll have to get more to prevent the grate from sliding around and falling when I'm putting something in or taking it out.

I really like that smoker.

J-bolts would be ideal for that application. Thread a nut on, run them through the tank wall from the inside, add another nut on the outside, then use the nuts to snug the J part up against the grate.

[Pollard]

J bolts would have worked better than what I did.

I just want some native/wild elcerberry around the perimeter to possibly head off or occupy pests and maybe give the birds something to eat and not hit the good ones.

I might have just a little bit of elderberry info!

# Elderberry Varieties

What River Hills Harvest grows — https://www.riverhillsharvest.com/shop-for-plants-supplies

Wyldewood
Bob Gordon
Ranch - early but - powdery mildew is problem
Adams 1 & 2

Others

Mt Royal
Todd
Northern Blue
Black Ice
Ewing Blue Superior
Nova - low producers - huge berries

* Thought I had more sources for them.

# Characteristics

Plum Curcullio (tiny bug)
Brown Rot
Wind Damage
need to prune roots when planting
Not edible raw and all stem must be removed - leaves/stems have cyanide

Cuttings - https://youtu.be/0h2H1eyObn8?list=PLbQw0w1naSdtKibF42DI2uBtyatOqOgLo&t=2250
More details - https://youtu.be/0h2H1eyObn8?list=PLbQw0w1naSdtKibF42DI2uBtyatOqOgLo&t=3774

https://www.midwest-elderberry.coop/grow/index.html

Evaluation of American (Sambucus canadensis) and European (S. nigra) Elderberry Genotypes Grown in Diverse Environments and Implications for Cultivar Development https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/43/5/article-p1385.xml Summary - Oregon is better place but Gordon does good here

https://centerforagroforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Growing-and-Marketing-Elderberries.pdf https://elderberry.missouri.edu/

18mm drip tube
1-1/2 - 2 inches per week
Nitrogen 60-100 lb/acre applied as growth begins

# Pests

Eriophyid Mites
Japanese Beetle
Spotted Wing Drosophila
Disease
Bacterial Leaf Spot
Phoma
Elderberry Rust

#vYield

Year 1: 1 lb/plant
Year 2: 3 lbs/plant
Mature 3-4 yr: 5 lb/plant
High: 10 lb/plant

Self Infertile — plants two cultivars with overlapping bloom time

Bob Gordon & Pocahontas — https://youtu.be/BOnHvokRp80?t=210

Ranch - early
Adams 1 & 2 - mid season
York - late-mid season
Bob Gordon - mid season
Wyldewood - late midseason
Pocohontas - latest