tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post2757785520475148506..comments2023-11-05T01:38:03.385-08:00Comments on New To Farm Life: Expanding OrchardAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-52799536853854308692010-01-13T22:44:39.586-08:002010-01-13T22:44:39.586-08:00We went to the Apple Festival at UBC (University o...We went to the Apple Festival at UBC (University of BC in Vancouver) this fall for the first time. They had an apple tasting area with probably some 80 or 100 varieties of apples to taste, and then you could buy many of them at the festival also. It was amazing. I tried to write notes, but was overwhelmed.<br /><br />We have 3 trees in espalier form (horizontal cordon), and they bear a lot of fruit in a very small space. In our case, along a fence. They can also be grown to BE the fence (except it won't keep animals from eating the fruit).Garden Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555471590488138155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-75881737230179160512010-01-13T14:48:46.836-08:002010-01-13T14:48:46.836-08:00Mi chele I haven't the faintest idea. Fences I...Mi chele I haven't the faintest idea. Fences I guessAimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-34634384331495957392010-01-13T13:08:30.610-08:002010-01-13T13:08:30.610-08:00Hey Aimee, how will you keep your goats away from ...Hey Aimee, how will you keep your goats away from your new trees?<br /><br />Good research & advice you got to chose a nice selection of fruit trees! I like how they helped you out. I'd like some dwarf trees here, but not sure how to go about choosing & buying for my area (zone 5).Michelle Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-45517997138666576332010-01-12T16:53:34.972-08:002010-01-12T16:53:34.972-08:00Oh, thanks for the link. I'll have to check t...Oh, thanks for the link. I'll have to check them out. I just placed an order for some apple trees but we'll likely be expanding in the coming years so I'll keep them in mind.<br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-66994197269957323742010-01-12T12:06:07.022-08:002010-01-12T12:06:07.022-08:00Oh and PS, ordinary seeds bought at Home Depot or ...Oh and PS, ordinary seeds bought at Home Depot or wherever, even when they are organic and/or heirloom, are usually controlled by Monsanto. Some 90-95% of all the edible seed stock in the country. You CAN'T think that's a great idea!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-12309783544633085572010-01-12T12:04:41.128-08:002010-01-12T12:04:41.128-08:00when you are talking about regular fruits and vegg...when you are talking about regular fruits and veggies, it means that they aren't hybrid and will breed true from seed. Hybrid seeds will revert to something less desirable when raised from their own seeds. But this doesn't make sense with apple trees, since all apple trees (except wild ones) are clones grafted onto rootstock. In the case of apples it must simply have to do with being an old, rare variety.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-88149930881803111482010-01-12T05:58:34.716-08:002010-01-12T05:58:34.716-08:00I like cherries and apples.
Perhaps a stupid qu...I like cherries and apples. <br /><br />Perhaps a stupid question: what makes certain fruit 'heirloom' and others not? I mean, I can imagine why a monsanto, sterile, GM corn crop isn't heirloom, but ordinary, buy seeds at Home Depot?Dr24Hourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212511946268980294noreply@blogger.com