tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post2774984675771828359..comments2023-11-05T01:38:03.385-08:00Comments on New To Farm Life: Farm Planning, and Aesthetics Versus PracticalityAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-68623096530171774872010-08-10T17:20:30.588-07:002010-08-10T17:20:30.588-07:00Genial brief and this fill someone in on helped me...Genial brief and this fill someone in on helped me alot in my college assignement. Thank you for your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-51715023740173069142010-01-18T19:57:40.846-08:002010-01-18T19:57:40.846-08:00Hi Aimee,
No, it's not a business, it's ju...Hi Aimee,<br />No, it's not a business, it's just a matter of being incapable of choosing between tree A, B and C, and instead choosing all 3. It's also a matter of being in zone 4/5, which is bad for a lot of fruit trees, so overdoing it in hopes of getting at least some each year. I've got plums, cherries, pluots, peaches, nectarines, quince, apples, pears, apricots and 1 aprium. I will have to see what made it over the winter, and more importantly, what blooms this year.Claire MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603169881463831299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-64489619061558626572010-01-18T05:45:05.997-08:002010-01-18T05:45:05.997-08:00very useful read. I would love to follow you on tw...very useful read. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did any one hear that some chinese hacker had busted twitter yesterday again.<br />[url=http://amazon.reviewazone.com/]Rose[/url]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-47892492278598925742010-01-17T14:25:01.618-08:002010-01-17T14:25:01.618-08:00really?! "goddamned Christmas tree" I ho...really?! "goddamned Christmas tree" I hope your pastor doesn't read your blog. But besides that, you're right of course, you can't fight the land, it will be lovely if you go with it's flow.Penelopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-88945089769796026882010-01-17T08:19:04.879-08:002010-01-17T08:19:04.879-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-4862678792681379222010-01-16T18:33:20.100-08:002010-01-16T18:33:20.100-08:00Aimee - A few thoughts... Trees placed in various ...Aimee - A few thoughts... Trees placed in various spots - especially where the blooms are visible from the kitchen or other key locations in the house - can be more aesthetic than structured rows of an orchard area. <br /><br />As for drainage, as long as they are not in a ditch, they should be fine - their roots will find their way to where they like it best. If you are concerned, you can mound up the soil in just that spot, to promote drain off, and let the roots sit above the water. But in this part of the year when it is really wet, the trees are pretty much dormant, and in the summer, they will appreciate more water than they'll get. So mine are sitting ever so slightly on a mound, with the edges of the circle lower than the surrounding lawn, to help the water sink rather than run away when watering in the summer - which you will likely need to do for the first couple of years, anyhow, and whenever the young fruit is forming.<br /><br />The other one is to anticipate the mature size of the tree. Even today's "dwarf" and "semi-dwarf" can take you by surprise by their spread. So best to give them each their own spot, not try to clump them together. Unless you're needing to optimize the planting, like us fitting 12 fruit trees into our back yard - I had them wider spaced originally, but then couldn't resist buying more which I fit in between. I am still looking for how to fit in a few more, if I can!<br /><br />All the best with it. Fruit trees are such a great investment, you really can't go wrong no matter how you do it.Garden Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555471590488138155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-59492271839132420412010-01-16T10:06:24.971-08:002010-01-16T10:06:24.971-08:00Claire - thanks! nice to see you here! We have a s...Claire - thanks! nice to see you here! We have a sweet mutt who is part greyhound and we love her to death. 51 is a lot of fruit trees! Is it a business? <br /><br />el, you are absolutely right, of course. I've been thinking that if all the trees are together, and then I put the beehive in the middle, I'll get great pollination... but bees go much farther afield, they'll find the trees wherever they are.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-78851889657783510102010-01-16T08:32:54.208-08:002010-01-16T08:32:54.208-08:00Aim, I wouldn't worry overmuch about aesthetic...Aim, I wouldn't worry overmuch about aesthetics. Imagine an architect with a minor in landscape design moving to a 5 acre farm and you have one person who's learned you HAVE to listen to what the land says, not what your stupid notions are. Whether this helps you or not I guess I won't know, but, I think your instincts are right; plant them where they would work best. I have discrete orchard areas all over our property.<br /><br />Also: I know it rains a lot now but does it rain a lot in August? The trees might appreciate that water you see now, especially if you have months of dry weather.<br /><br />I look to people who have a lot less than 5 acres and I marvel at what they're able to shoehorn onto their land and then I think: what am I complaining about?<br /><br />yours in the tree quest,<br />elelhttp://fastgrowtheweeds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-14060966277135343392010-01-15T20:13:21.786-08:002010-01-15T20:13:21.786-08:00Hi Aimee! Thanks for visiting my blog today. My ...Hi Aimee! Thanks for visiting my blog today. My dog's name is Stickley (named after the furniture designer by Kelly, since he is a woodworker and loves Stickley designs). Stickley is a racetrack greyhound rescued by us about 5 years ago. He was a good racer but has been lazy ever since. We love him. <br /><br />I don't know how I've missed your blog to this point but I enjoyed reading through it! I love your spotted goats. They are adorable!! I also am very cross with you for alerting me to Trees of Antiquity, with which I was not previously familiar. I planted 51 small fruit trees in the past 2 years. We only have 8.5 acres. How dare you expose me to yet another wonderful source of fruit trees. Shame on you!! ;-)<br /><br />I am also very jealous of your hens, because I have no eggs, and we still have at least 18 inches of snow, while you have rain. <br /><br />If your blog wasn't such a fun read, I'd be blowing raspberries at you right now. <br /><br />Sigh. Zone envy. Goat envy. Fruit tree envy. It's a terrible thing. <br /><br />I'll be back!<br />ClaireClaire MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603169881463831299noreply@blogger.com