4wanderingeyes
5 year old buck +
Do you guys remove your cages after a certain amount of years? If so, about how long, or how big for the tree?
I have some trees I planted about 10-12 years ago, and about 20 trees planted about 7-8 years ago, I would like to repurpose the cages, but I also dont want the deer to rub the trees, or the beer to think they now have an easy access monkey bars to play on if I take the cages off. Do you just keep the cages on for ever?
This past season, I only had about 4 trees out of 30 that produced. I know it was a very dry year, but I would think the trees would have at least set apples, and lost them as the dry year went on.
My soil is good, ph about 6.5, I do apply 1 cup of triple 10 in the spring to each tree. The trees arent in full sun, but more then half the day in sun. I am going to work on that this spring. I am hoping for a break out year for apples this year, but I wont hold my breath either. I dont have any bee hives yet, but there usually are many bees around early spring. I prune every other year. Any tips that can boost these suckers into producing?
What is your experience after a dry year, more apples the following year? Or less apples the following year?
I have some trees I planted about 10-12 years ago, and about 20 trees planted about 7-8 years ago, I would like to repurpose the cages, but I also dont want the deer to rub the trees, or the beer to think they now have an easy access monkey bars to play on if I take the cages off. Do you just keep the cages on for ever?
This past season, I only had about 4 trees out of 30 that produced. I know it was a very dry year, but I would think the trees would have at least set apples, and lost them as the dry year went on.
My soil is good, ph about 6.5, I do apply 1 cup of triple 10 in the spring to each tree. The trees arent in full sun, but more then half the day in sun. I am going to work on that this spring. I am hoping for a break out year for apples this year, but I wont hold my breath either. I dont have any bee hives yet, but there usually are many bees around early spring. I prune every other year. Any tips that can boost these suckers into producing?
What is your experience after a dry year, more apples the following year? Or less apples the following year?