Most of the tree seeds are planted.
Shumard Oak (Tennessee seed-source), pecans, Northern Red Oak (Ingham County, Michigan seed-source) were the three major seed-lots I got planted today.
I also planted 12 pots of Okra and a bulk planting of a mixed-lot of grape seeds, primarily open-pollinated Steuben but also some open pollinated (V. riparia L-50s X Trebbiano). The V. riparia is from Minnesota and has sweet fruit. Trebbiano is one of the most widely planted winegrapes in Europe.
There is a lot of by-guess-and-by-golly with regards to open-pollinated grapes. The Steuben is probably self-pollinated and most of the V. rip X Treb were probably pollinated by wild V. riparia or GR-7 winegrape.
Tomorrow, God willing, I will finish out the small-lots of acorns, pecans, walnuts and hickory nuts.
Time for a wee-libation of grog.
---Added later---
Phenology report, 325 GDDb50. Chokecherries and Autumn Olive are blooming. Timothy (grass) is pollinating and my sinuses are getting angry.
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