Recent content by g squared 23

My persimmon grafting last year was an unmitigated disaster, I’d had a ton of success on pears and apples and even wild plums, but my take rate on persimmons was abysmal. Would love to see your technique and results, good or bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok so the title is misleading, I’m not feeding doves fruit, I’m looking to feed myself while dove hunting. I just bought a small property that I’ll put a cabin on, should have a few acres of sunflowers for the doves, and half an acre of fruit trees for me. I’ll love to pick an apple on the way...

That’s a good question. I believe it was a solid 3 weeks. I transplanted as soon as I got a shoot that was a couple of inches and it murdered all the pears except one. Didn’t have near as bad effect on the apples which were M111. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You pick the week you want, they ship on Mondays and I think mine arrived by Tuesday or Wednesday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I did 10 silky dogwood and 10 swamp white oak from MDC a couple weeks ago. This weekend I did 25 ROD and 25 aroniaberry from Iowa DNR. I much prefer planting clusters of shrubs to individual trees. Having an enthusiastic assistant was a huge help. I keep saying this, but next year I’m...

Bark grafting or top working is much easier than bench grafting. Youtube it and you’ll be good enough very quickly. This guy’s videos are fantastic Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When do you advise moving to a nursery or rootmaker pot/bag? I had some pears all wake up and send up a good shoot, I moved them all to pots and most died. Maybe I handled the roots poorly? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do enough of those fall that you’re glad you have the tree? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Went and checked my pears today. We’ve had unseasonably warm weather this “winter”. All my pear trees are starting to leaf out, and most are just starting to bloom. Except for Johantorp, it seems to get a late start, which isn’t a bad thing as it should avoid getting blasted by late frosts...

I took the above advice, sprayed with wound healer, wrapped some with aluminum screen, and higher harder to reach trunk with chickenwire. Thanks for all responses Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is a first for me. I think this Enterprise on M111 will be on its 6th leaf this spring. Had a great crop last year. Noticed this in the bark this winter. What is it and what should I do? I assumed it was buggy, sprayed with mineral oil and a bit of permethrin. Sent from my iPhone...

If there are viable buds, it will take off and explode. You have the benefit of a clean slate, you can prune the tree any way you want. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Apple trees get a 12.5” circumference, 5’ tall cage. Pears grow straight up so they only need 10’ circumference. I used the 50’ rolls of welded wire and that would make 4 cages per roll, not too heavy to handle so I don’t need any help handling it (because I never get any). The 2nd option is...

I like his videos. Will be interesting to see if he attempts to use the apples as a food source to hunt in the future. I’ve strategically planted my trees with hunting in mind. Setting up on already established wild apples trees creates more of a challenge. Hopefully he doesn’t just tow in...

If only we ate the bugs like the elites said, we wouldn’t have destroyed the climate and we’d all have bumper fruit crops. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk