Recent content by rocksnstumps

Ordered some trees from Cummins this year. They seem to offer a fair amount of trees on P18 when you want semi/standard size trees. Will see how they do. B118 is no longer the favorite child like it was 8-10 yrs ago it seems. Sure still see it but not as much. I might have to dig a bit more on...

Ahh old school. Deerslayer in 16 gauge? Look really good driving to your hunting parking spot in your Blazer. Course we would need pics of that...

So how does triumph stack up against supersnap? Think you probably have some fruit off triumph by now for a bit of an opinion. One I planted for a friend is a number of yrs from fruit production. He or really his wife are always asking about growing the latest hot topic apples from the...

I'm looking at getting a powered pole saw sometime in the future. Hopefully with at least about 10 ft of reach. What model of greenworks do you have and any general pros and cons? I have seen a fella use a commercial rated Stihl gas one that he likes a lot but man it's pricey. But he has a tree...

Have a few decent crabs that have started to graft a little with but they are not really that special. One Ranetka seedling drops over a couple month period starting in September. Taste ok for humans. The critters do target this one a bit more than others. The other one for traits like hangs...

Of the named varieties I have, Enterprise, Winter Wildlife, and Franklin Cider are still holding some. The Honeygold pooped out sometime in mid Nov. Honestly even with all the disdain on here, the FC are consistently doing well across several trees. On the Enterprise, have one tree holding 50%...

Dang it Poorsand. Now you got me going down a bunch of rabbit holes when I tried to figure out what the references were about in my previous post about Bessie apple. One of them is actually a nursery catalog from Waupaca Artic Nursery from 1906. Seems an early nursery business in that part of...

Poorsand, According to "The Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada" by Daniel J Bussey. Bessie is listed as a seedling of Oldenburg that originated in Waupaca county around 1875. Large to very large in size. Short stout stem. White flesh, crisp, rather coarse. Medium to...

Curious about that open patch just above you in the northwest corner and due east of pothole. Is that being maintained by the neighbors to the north or just another swampy grassy spot. With a tree a two in it kinda guess it's more dry land and perhaps worked up by the owner up north. Can tell...

How level is the site? If any dips and potholes or unevenness that will bounce sprayers and planters around might want to consider a one time tillage just to level a new area. Doesn't mean you have to do it every year or ever again in the next 20 years but dealing with rough ground every year...

To answer a PM, here are a few updated pics of Franklin Cider on B118 from mid October. Tree was also mostly holding just last weekend but no pic. Note the leaves are pretty clean. In my location and soil not a problem area for fireblight and no B118 "lean disease". My soil is pretty light and...

Those dbltree posts on iowawhitetails were super interesting to read back in the day. Just tons of observations and pictures but photobucket screwed some of that up later. When he branched out to other forums he sometimes used different handles but still remember dbltree. Still mad that I left...

Maybe you can get a lead on something like the yesterdaystractors.com forum. Or not sure if there is a forum or webpage on thresheree/old sawmill clubs that go beyond local in your area. Gotta cast a big net. Stuff like that has unfortunately been snatched up by the scrappers and turned into...

When I was a kid, seeing a dragonfly in November would have been bizarre. You know, the ice age 70s.

Well for those keeping track of their phenology, surprised that the robins are still hanging around here but did see some signs of winter coming. Sandhill cranes are starting to gather up. They nest in the fields around here in the summer but normally only see small family group of 3 or 4...