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Author Archives: qwertyqweryt61
A really dirty looking apple with large Water Core
In gathering any apples left hanging, that might be useful for cooking. We found 2 apples that were very dirty looking, but very heavy. We assumed they were going to be hard and good for cooking. They were added to … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit and Nut growing experiences
Tagged Apple, calcium, core, deficiency, water
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A little advice re Solar Panels connected to Trail Cameras
Here we have one small detail that I overlooked in installing a Solar Panel to my battery charger setup, plugged into my trail cameras. This information may be quite minor, but it is not detailed anywhere. Maybe people already know … Continue reading
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Tagged camera, cctv, film, panel, protective, solar, trail
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Requested photos of Newly Formed Roots and Callusing of Rootstock
Many people have asked how do the roots form on rootstock. The basic’s are the same for any hardwood cuttings and there propagation. Here we have a bundle callused rootstocks, just come out of the heated beds. Most are callused, … Continue reading
Apple – William Crump – Nov 2020
William Crump is a relatively large apple by modern standards. It was named after the head gardener at Madresfield Court in Worcesterhire in 1908. It is a cross between Cox’s Orange Pippin and Worcester Pearmain, hence its bright red skin … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, coxs, Crump, madresfield, orange, pearmain, pippin, William, William Crump, worcester
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Hens Turd Apple Variety – Nov 2020
I have a problem, this variety was given to me as scion wood. It is supposed to be a Hens Turd apple. I have no confirmed photo id of this variety, so I cannot verify it being correct. If anybody … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit and Nut growing experiences
Tagged Apple, Coccagee, gloucestershire, hens, orchard
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Buzzards eating post in an old tree – Nov 2020
We have a gappy hedge that was overgrown, with branches bending over laying over the ground. The hedge is primarily blackthorn, with the odd hawthorn and and old (almost dead) oak tree. I can understand about the oak giving up, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackthorn, buzzard, camera, lamb, sheep, trail
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Dawlish Countryside Park Orchard – October 2020
Somewhere different and never been too before, and it has 2 orchards. This is Dawlish Countryside Park in Devon, UK. Continue reading
A big apple ‘Lanes Prince Albert’ 30th Oct 2020
variety that does not need any sugar adding when used in cooking. The sizes of our fruit can be over 15cm diameter and a weight over 500 grams Continue reading
Greenhouse Fumigator or Vapourizor – electrically operated – August 2020
personal views on an electrically operated Greenhouse Fumigator. Continue reading
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Tagged brimestone, Elemental sulfur, flowers of sulphur, fumigator, greenhouse, health and safety, ppe, sulfur, sulphur, sulphur candle, sulphur dioxide, sulphuric acid, vaporizer, vapouriser
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