Busy weekend of planting

[Dan Wombles]

Planted and caged 62 vintage apple trees this weekend, totaling 35 different varieties! And, this morning, my 62 year old body is feeling everyone of them.

 

[buckvelvet]

No pictures? Thats unforgivable! What type of rootstock, did you buy them or graft yourself, etc...

Details 'ol man, details, ha!

 

[Dan Wombles]

I grafted them last year on B118, and grew them in a nursery for 1 year. I'll upload a pic later.

 

[buckvelvet]

I'm just teasing ya, but seriously, it didn't happen if theres no pictures. :)

 

[aerospacefarmer]

Nice going Dan. We can't plant here yet or I would be out there too. I am grafting and planting about 35 this year assuming the grafts look healthy enough to plant in July or August. I only have 2 holdovers from last years grafts to plant this year

 

[Bowsnbucks]

If the new trees turn out anything like the others you've posted before in pics - they'll be beauties !! Hot-tub soak for those tortured muscles !!;)

 

[buckvelvet]

Hot-tub soak for those tortured muscles !!;)

Can he say that? :D

 

[Buckly]

If I may ask, how did you dig the holes? You must have good system going.

 

[huntall]

Even though you are wore out after a weekend like that...it always feels great to get it all acomplishe.
Good luck with your trees.

 

[Dan Wombles]

If I may ask, how did you dig the holes? You must have good system going.

Post hole digger with a 24" auger makes the digging easy; re-filling and packing the hole is the hard part.