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Apples
Jul 6, 2019 18:06:56 GMT -6
Post by heavyhitterokra on Jul 6, 2019 18:06:56 GMT -6
I just noticed today that there was no thread started for apples, so I started one.
Feel free to post comments.
This is a photo of a cluster in Winesap apples. This was the first apple tree that I planted on this farm, when we moved here in 2004. It has hardy had more than two or three apples in any given year, since that time because of freezing weather down here in this low spot. This year, it is so overloaded with apples that I will have to do some serious thinning or my fruit will be stuck at the gulf ball stage all season.
A recent heavy rain of 5.51" inches caused several of these apples to split. (A thing which I have never seen happen before). They just blew up like over watered radishes, so that will make my thinning job a lot easier to do. By the time I remove the busted fruit, it will have a much lighter burden.
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Apples
May 14, 2021 20:37:53 GMT -6
Post by kaushik21 on May 14, 2021 20:37:53 GMT -6
I am a garden lover. I wanted to plant Apple tree , Please tell me how can I started my apple garden.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 15, 2021 1:43:43 GMT -6
Apples need long chill hours in winter, in order to blossom. So, if you live in one of the Southern States, chances are apples are not for you, but if you live somewhere where winters are moderately cold, it should be no problem.
Apples should be planted in the Autumn of the year, but should do okay if planted in the Spring as well. The Farmer's Almanac is a good resource for apple planting needs. www.almanac.com/plant/apples
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Post by macmex on May 15, 2021 9:39:32 GMT -6
Kaushik21, where are you gardening (region & climate)? I've seen apples growing successfully in the highlands of Mexico and suspect they will grow almost anywhere they can get some cold weather. Golden Delicious is a variety which seems to adapt to warmer conditions than many other varieties.
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Post by chrysanthemum on May 15, 2021 17:01:52 GMT -6
I’ve also read that Pink Lady apples do particularly well in heat. We’ve considered planting one (with a pollinator) in our backyard, but we haven’t done it yet. I believe that Pink Lady may have Golden Delicious as a parent, but I’m not sure.
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Post by boiledpeanut on May 15, 2021 17:45:48 GMT -6
I ordered apples seedlings and an seeds from Oikos and also sprouted some seeds of wickson. It'll be sometimee before my labor bears fruit I imagine but I'm happy to have done it I need to find a way to add moisture to the stratifitcation of some of these seeds without them molding. Gah!
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Post by macmex on May 16, 2021 10:43:15 GMT -6
When I was a teen, my best friend was a fellow in his 70s. He taught me a lot about some of the ways people did things back in the 20-40s. He grew apple trees from seed. Interestingly, the seedlings were generally recognizable, that is, one could tell from what variety apply the seed came. He had a Grimes Golden which was growing next to its parent, a grafted Grime Golden. The two were practically identical. The soil and climate of NJ was such that we had "feral apple trees" growing along the roads and headlands. I cannot remember seeing such a thing in Oklahoma.
Yes, Pink Lady has Golden Delicious in it. Our family was out of the country during the late 80s and all of the 90s. During that time a bunch of new and improved apple varieties hit the market. At least a major percentage of the were the result of the Japanese taking proven American varieties, some of which had existed for hundreds of years, crossing them and selecting for more desirable traits. It amazes me what a person can do by simply focusing on a crop and dedicating the resources and time to improve it. That's all they did. Yet I'd say they took apples to a whole new level. I'll never forget when we came back to the USA in the early 90s and I went to purchase apples in the local grocery. I recognized Golden Delicious and Red Delicious, but that was about it (and I grew up orcharding). My curiousity was peaked. I looked at all those new varieties and finally settled on Fuji, without tasting one. I reasoned that it was one of the less flashy looking apples, yet to my eye, it looked like it should be crisp. I was not disappointed. Fuji was my favorite for quite a while. Now they've come out with the Honey Crisp variety and some of its spin offs. Those are absolutely stunning in their excellent qualities.
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