The answer is to take the big wood out of the top thereby exposing the lower branches to prime sunlight.
I left a mess on the orchard floor.
Tree shelters
Tree shelters or tree tubes protect newly planted trees from drying out and getting chewed on by deer and rabbits. Unfortunately, they are a bit pricey.
I am playing around with using blue "recycling" bags. I already cage the trees with a 10" diameter cage of 2"-by-4" welded wire fencing.
This is what it looks like from the side. This is a 30 gallon bag and measures 30" wide (laid flat) and 36" tall. The thing that looks like a white ruler is an identification label. |
Looking down the opening. The bags cost about 40 cents each although I think you could find them for half that price if you shopped around. |
This is a Porcelain type garlic that is just popping up. It is way behind the variety shown below. |
This patch of garlic was written up in this post. I think this variety is "Montana Giant" and believe it is a Rocambole type. |
An old barn foundation |
That old barn foundation gives me the willies... If that was down here, it'd be FULL of rattlesnakes!
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