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Category Archives: Fruit and Nut growing experiences
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
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Tagged Apple, calcium, core, deficiency, water
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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
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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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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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Sorbus – Sorbopyrus. ‘burka’ – Hybrid – August 2020
Sorbus – Sorbopyrus. ‘burka’ – Hybrid is extremely hardy hybrid between Sorbaronia alpina (Aronia arbutifila x Sorbus aria) and Sorbus aucuparia, cultivated with an eye on the fruit production. Carrying large red/purple fruits that are sweet when ripe, 2 cm … Continue reading
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Tagged arbutifila, aronia, aucuparia, burka, sorbopyrus, sorbus
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Plum – Black Diamond® (USA) ripe 8th August 2020
Plum – Black Diamond® (USA) ripe 8th August 2020. Our tree is still quite young, and it is not growing in the most ideal location. These are the first fruits that we have harvested off this variety. The fruit is … Continue reading
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Tagged black diamond, plum, USA
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