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I am digging up stuff on b118 or anty at home and making the same tree in m111. Or buying a tree on those, plant that at camp and use a bit to make one on m111 at home.
Im 48, I dont want to be way up in the air pruning trees when im old. Thinking even m7's or g890's might be better than m111. Got 2 or 3 m7's, all bought bareroots.
I was going to post a picture of my pruned off branches at home. All nibbled to death. Looking like no mans land for apple trees. My 2022 trees Iput that 1/4 mesh about 2 feet high around the base. just laying around it. Zero problems with rabbits of voles. I got them both bad. Every night I see atleast a dozen in my backyard. When I mow my clover plot, it looks like someone yelled fire at a concert. Voles running everywhere the whole time.
Far as the ground itself goes. I do not ammend heavily. Voles love loose soil. I did the mistake of frabic then mulch in 2022's trees. They have no signs of vole damage, and a peek here n there seems ok so far. Since 2003 I use an inch of stone over a 36" fabric. Past 26" I spread about a bag to 1.5 bags of mulch around it, no fabric. I spray gly around the trees 2-3 times a year. Make a place for the voles to hide, they'll be in it. Even ones next tot the home food plot are ok. No real vole signs at camp and I mulch and fabric. Lack of water is the real enemy up there.
Giving a few B118's a try at camp this year, as well as siberian crab rootstock. SLN used to have anty, but sell siberian the past 2 years. Since your going M111, maybe I should try one or two up there. Bought 10 m111's, only need 3 or 4 for home. Rest are gifts to guys at work or camp.
One B118 just gonna let go and see what happens. Might be doing that to m111 at home, i know its gonna get rust. But, need to spray 2 or 3 trees my wife likes to eat that get rust. sweet 16, golden delicious, and maybe cranberry. I debate letting pristine go or topwork.
Im 48, I dont want to be way up in the air pruning trees when im old. Thinking even m7's or g890's might be better than m111. Got 2 or 3 m7's, all bought bareroots.
I was going to post a picture of my pruned off branches at home. All nibbled to death. Looking like no mans land for apple trees. My 2022 trees Iput that 1/4 mesh about 2 feet high around the base. just laying around it. Zero problems with rabbits of voles. I got them both bad. Every night I see atleast a dozen in my backyard. When I mow my clover plot, it looks like someone yelled fire at a concert. Voles running everywhere the whole time.
Far as the ground itself goes. I do not ammend heavily. Voles love loose soil. I did the mistake of frabic then mulch in 2022's trees. They have no signs of vole damage, and a peek here n there seems ok so far. Since 2003 I use an inch of stone over a 36" fabric. Past 26" I spread about a bag to 1.5 bags of mulch around it, no fabric. I spray gly around the trees 2-3 times a year. Make a place for the voles to hide, they'll be in it. Even ones next tot the home food plot are ok. No real vole signs at camp and I mulch and fabric. Lack of water is the real enemy up there.
Giving a few B118's a try at camp this year, as well as siberian crab rootstock. SLN used to have anty, but sell siberian the past 2 years. Since your going M111, maybe I should try one or two up there. Bought 10 m111's, only need 3 or 4 for home. Rest are gifts to guys at work or camp.
One B118 just gonna let go and see what happens. Might be doing that to m111 at home, i know its gonna get rust. But, need to spray 2 or 3 trees my wife likes to eat that get rust. sweet 16, golden delicious, and maybe cranberry. I debate letting pristine go or topwork.
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