Recent content by Rubee

By coincidence, I just ate the first Seckel pear produced on my 5 year old tree. It was very small. Not much bigger than a golf ball but was the sweetest and best tasting pear I’ve ever tasted.

Charles, What size are your Holy Crabapples? They look great. Tasted them yet?

I’ve had best tick repellent results with mix my own permethrin spray by thoroughly soaking my shirts and pants and letting them air dry a day in the shade. I’m talking about using a half gallon of the stuff through a pump up garden sprayer per set of clothes. A light spraying doesn’t work. Tuck...

Kickapoo, please check your messages. Thanks Rubee

Hey Kickapookid. That Meadows crab is a beauty. When does it start to drop and for how long?

How did those aggressively pruned crabs do last growing season? I’ve a few 5-6 year old crabs with too many limbs in the deers’ reach. I’m considering how much I can limb them up without really setting them back. I noticed in the last photo you took all the laterals off and grafted the central...

Morning Oaknut, Thanks for the posting on your Signal Fire. Sure does hold tight and late. The three other photos you posted by mistake caught my attention also. How high is that step ladder? Did you remove all those limbs to get it out of deers’ reach? Looks like a really aggressive pruning...

Glyphosate is deactivated and is ineffective when it hits dirt so I don’t see a problem with seeding grass in May. Does RM43 have additional chemicals in it?

I’m not sure about the need oil but seven is deadly on bees. Have you ever tried Bt ( bacterial thurogensis)? Spelling might be off.

I’ll take it. Thankyou very much. How much should I send for shipping? Rubee

Just received my order of trees from MDC. Box was a bit roughed up but all trees wrapped well and in good shape.

Hey Jimmy. I asked for the same shipping date for my order from MDC. I’m hoping they will be delivered by Thursday. They ship on Monday and expect them to reach their destinations before the weekend so the trees don’t sit in a parked hot truck or building over the weekend. Rubee

Huh?

If I remember correctly, several times over the last few decades scientists have raised hopes of a viable disease resistant American chestnut tree. They all failed and died after a few years growth.

I’ve never seen that on wild free ranging deer but have on the bucks on the hunting TV shows. I always thought it was caused by rubbing on the wire fences in game farm enclosures. Could it be mange?