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Yes sir. It is ECOgardener water permeable fabric. I will be covering it with pea stone before summer to prevent any "cooking"

One of my many projects for this spring is removing the plantra grow tubes from my 3 year old trees. Here are some pictures of the process. -The before -after removing the rocks that were holding down the cheap fabric and raking around the tree -after removing the tube -after removing the lower...

After a lot of research, here is my list of favorite "disease resistant" varieties and when they should ripen. The varieties in the () are the trees that I already have. The rest will be added slowly but surely over the next few years. They are all on either b.118 or m.111 rootstock initial -...

I place a 36"x20" piece of aluminum window screen around each of my fruit/nut trees. I have never had anything chew on my trunks

I am 1 mile from the lake, right on the line of 6a and 5b

I planted 5 grafted American Persimmon trees in April 2015 here in northern Cayuga County NY. The trees are going great! It will probably be another 2-3 years before I find out if they will have any fruit.

Thanks guys. I guess time will tell.....

I am located along the shore of lake ontario in apple country. I've been wanting to add persimmons to the mix of fruit/nut trees on my property. I keep hearing/reading mixed things about successfully growing them in my area. According to the USDA map im in zone 6a. I decided to give them a try...

Thanks Bueller. There have definitely been ups and downs, but God is good! Next on my bucket list is to find a little lady that can put up with my "addiction"!

My name is Adam. I'm 31 and single(the reason I still have money lol). I live on my 93ac farm, in north central NY, that i purchased when I was 24. I am a communication tech by trade. My love and passion is for God, Country, Family, Whitetail deer/habitat management, and my career. qdm is who I...

I drove an hour and a half last night to purchase 8 trees. I've been trying to get my hands on some dunstans for a few years now. The Oneida, NY Walmart still had about 20 trees left after I bought mine.