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How are you liking the Priscilla, Native? Eat any? Drop time for you?

I look for wild & old apple trees too. I told Ryan at BH about several that have been producing without fail for decades - no sprays either. Heavy croppers. It's amazing what you can find when actually looking for those wild gems. There's a ton of wild forgotten apples and crabs in upstate N.Y.

Agreed, bigboreblr. I trust Liberty, Galarina, Enterprise, & Sundance for sure. We have several of each. Good trees.

Of all the ones we planted at camp, the nursery trees that were feathered (had branches) I left alone - planted as is. The whips (no branches), I cut those whips back about 8" to force branching - IF they hadn't already cut the leader back at the nursery before shipping.

Happy Easter to all on here! Jesus is risen!!!!!

That's the perfect time to start saving & investing - when you're a young guy/kid and you start earning money. Time/years are your friend in the long run. "The miracle of compounding." You hit it 100% SD.

You're right. Maxing the matched contribution IS job #1. If anyone's employer matches them up to say, 10% of their own contribution, the employee gains 100% on their own contribution. You put in $100 - they put in $100 to match you. You doubled your money instantly. But the match is limited to...

How much do those bags hold? They look pretty good. I wish we could put down wood chip mulch like you do. We have too many mice & voles, and the chips would just invite them to build tunnels & move in. For that reason, we used landscape fabric & crushed limestone chips. Wood chips would be...

That's why TMI is re-tooling. Nukes are carbon-zero, and we get decades of power from a relatively small amount of fuel.

Hey gents - SLN posted on their site that they have some Antonovka rootstocks for sale. Saw it yesterday. Just a heads-up.

Sorry to hear about your injury, Bur. Go easy for a bit to let it heal. I know the "older guy" pains too.

I've done this same thing many times, including the rock in the bottom. But I leave the tops open - no lids. Sit 'em on the ground. I posted about it a few years ago on here somewhere. It works fine.

Pants definitely down! Nice gobs though.

What things have you gents planted so far for eating this spring & summer? I know it depends on your location. If nothing yet .... what plants are planned? I have 2 kinds of lettuce just sprouting in long troughs, and a small forest of basil popping in a pot - all inside our south-facing...

Yes. A Whitney crab and a Nova Scotia crab. The Nove Scotia is from Morse Nursery, so not 100% sure of it being B-118. Whatever roots the Nova Scotia is on - it's been a good producer for us. The Whitney leans a little, but both trees doing OK so far.