Recent content by Native Hunter

Not really anything new with me. I didn't mention it before, but one reason I'm glad to see the deer eating those Overcups so well is because to my knowledge there are not any more even remotely close to me. I don't know of any occurring naturally in my entire county. So, I think it's good to...

I have two tips: 1. Give attention to watering sufficiently as summer goes on, but not overwatering. 2. I have sometimes put a shading device on top of the cage to limit the amount of direct midday sun until the tree has time to establish its root system. This would only be for the first...

How about losing 3,000 trees due to Graft incompatibility???? https://goodfruit.com/problematic-pairings-with-geneva-935/

They are indeed cute, but they will eat your chickens.

Six years ago I planted this Keener Seedling (aka Rusty Coat) on MM111 from Century Farm Orchards. I never gave it any special attention (other than caging) after planting, and don’t even remember if I watered it the first year. The tree grew well but hadn’t flowered much until this year. As of...

Yes, here are the things I like about them: 1. They drop fairly late 2. Delicious taste 3. Very disease resistant 4. Large sized fruit 5. Despite large sized fruit the limb structure is much stronger than most pears. No limb breaking going on like with some others.

This is what my pear topworking is looking like so far this year. As you can see, I already have my cane bracing up. Better too early than too late. This one is growing fast and might have already broken off in the strong wind yesterday without the bracing. PS - this one has been changed to...

That is a great picture!

At your location I would say not too late. I would cut just an inch or two below the failed cut from last year.

Are you certain that the switch was in the "on" position when you found the camera?

I think for wildlife it’s a moot point. If one tree isn’t producing the needed amount of fruit add more trees. I also think that most popular apples, crabapples and apple crabs produce significant enough crops or they wouldn’t be popular to begin with. What really matters is a drop time that...

Me too.

I know some hippies who would say Mary Jane.

Pears are extremely easy to grow and bulletproof where I live. They seem to be impervious to disease and just keep producing loads of fruit year after year. The only exceptions are the ones I planted in a frost pocket. They will get frozen out nearly every year. Apples and crabs struggle...

So true, and mine endured a strong dose of Remedy Ultra and were able to come back from roots in 3 years.