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Yeah, I didn't really like northern IA or WY so much. Those winters were pretty persistent. boulder and OK on the other hand, gave you a lot of nice sunny warming breaks in the winter. I think Boulder was nearly perfect, especially the spring, summer and fall, winter really wasn't bad, either, although those winds could drive you to insanity sometimes. Gale force winds for days on end occasionally. But, who could argue with summer days in the 80s-mid -90s?
OK had some pretty severe summers but they really do only last three months or less and the winters are very short. Our cattle could go most of the year grazing if we had a large enough pasture and it wasn't a terrible drought year. Usually, December and January were cold, then you started to get dogwoods blooming in Feb, it was spring. My favorite time of year there was fall and spring. Despite the tornadoes, I really love thunderstorms. Plus, all the baby animals being born, blossoms and in the fall, things change color and the fruit on the trees. Apples, pears, yummy.
I have both apple and pear trees (also plum, apricot and nectarine, but those are all new). Right now the pear tree is LOADED with ripe pears.
What kinds are your apple and plum trees? I've got golden dorsette apple and santa rosa plum along with bartlett pear. I'm looking for different varieties to graft on to increase the fruit sets, coarse I still need an expert to show me how to do the grafting. Anyone want to do scion trade, kinda like the seed box? Still need to get a nectarine tree.
Yeah, I didn't really like northern IA or WY so much. Those winters were pretty persistent. boulder and OK on the other hand, gave you a lot of nice sunny warming breaks in the winter. I think Boulder was nearly perfect, especially the spring, summer and fall, winter really wasn't bad, either, although those winds could drive you to insanity sometimes. Gale force winds for days on end occasionally. But, who could argue with summer days in the 80s-mid -90s?
OK had some pretty severe summers but they really do only last three months or less and the winters are very short. Our cattle could go most of the year grazing if we had a large enough pasture and it wasn't a terrible drought year. Usually, December and January were cold, then you started to get dogwoods blooming in Feb, it was spring. My favorite time of year there was fall and spring. Despite the tornadoes, I really love thunderstorms. Plus, all the baby animals being born, blossoms and in the fall, things change color and the fruit on the trees. Apples, pears, yummy.
I have both apple and pear trees (also plum, apricot and nectarine, but those are all new). Right now the pear tree is LOADED with ripe pears.
What kinds are your apple and plum trees? I've got golden dorsette apple and santa rosa plum along with bartlett pear. I'm looking for different varieties to graft on to increase the fruit sets, coarse I still need an expert to show me how to do the grafting. Anyone want to do scion trade, kinda like the seed box? Still need to get a nectarine tree.
