There is a time to Plan. There is a time to Prepare. There is a time to Execute.
This is the time to Execute.
I screwed up on Saturday. I thought I was going to finish up with the pear grafting, got out to the orchard and found that I had failed to pack all of the scions. I had some of what I needed but not the Chojuro I had planned to top-work into a mature tree at the top of the Hill Orchard.
Yes, Virginia. I made a list on a 3"-by-5" note-card. No, Virginia, I was not able to find my list after my 4th trip loading "stuff" in the truck
Sometimes good-enough is good enough if you have plenty of it. I had extra Harrow Sweet scion so that is what I used. I can make adjustments later. God willing, I will still stick a couple of grafts of Chojuro on that tree.
Peach root-stocks and hazelnuts showed up yesterday. Green Giant Arborvitae for Southern Belle's privacy hedge are expected Tuesday.
It will be windy on Monday, making spraying and top-working mature trees (ladder work) a no-go. Tuesday looks more promising as far as wind goes.
Gardens
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| About a third of our garden is tilled. It has been a wet spring and I am two weeks behind. The bat-house is in the upper-right corner of the picture. |
Neighbors
I talked to the neighbor who lives next to the Upper Orchard. His dad is selling his house and moving into a facility. I found that out as I helped him unload firewood from the trailer he pulled into his backyard.
The neighbor is handling the sale and is busy cleaning out the place for the sale. That is where the firewood came from. It also explained the boats and vehicles that he had parked around his yard.
Woodchucks
I tallied three this week.
Bloom notes
AU Rosa is in full bloom. Asian pears will soon follow. Japanese flowering cherries are blooming in town (Eaton Rapids).
Walking around the Upper Orchard which is 35 miles from Eaton Rapids, most of the apple trees promise at least a modest crop-load (barring a killing frost) which is pretty amazing since I removed 2/3 of the wood out of the canopies of the fruit trees.
Here in Florida, I’m getting tons of mulberries and the first peach of the season should be ripe tomorrow, with many more to follow. Pears, citrus, pawpaws, and plums are either blooming or starting to set fruit. Pecans are flushing foliage and the persimmons are barely starting to wake up. I only started planting fruit trees in 2021/2012 so I’m happy things are picking up! Just wish I had started sooner.
ReplyDeleteHaaaaaha, we all do!
ReplyDeleteEcclesiastes Chapter 3 tells us there is a time for all things.---ken
ReplyDeleteWow Joe I am straight west of you in central Wisconsin. I cant even think of the main garden until the end of May. Woody
ReplyDelete1) How do you cook a woodchuck?
ReplyDelete2) how many do you need for a full length coat?
Gut. Skin. Remove glands. Roasting bag. Cook long-and-slow. Serve with roasted carrots, onions and potatoes.
DeleteDepends on how tall you are.
"Remove glands" That's where I screwed up. Maybe I'll try again.---ken
DeleteHere's a hedging video from 1942 you may find interesting/useful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoprVhpOKIk
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