BYC gardening thread!!

[dan26552]

Yes, GMO pigs they eat carrots! Lol

Pigs eat carrots anyway

 

[dan26552]

I got three out of five pineapple guava seeds to sprout

 

[Bugseye]

Fun! I've got to start something sprouting. Just an urge that needs to be satisfied.

 

[dan26552]

Fun! I've got to start something sprouting. Just an urge that needs to be satisfied.

Yep. I know! I have so many citrus seeds sprouting

 

[dan26552]

Seeds from my uncles lemon tree. I have about 20 more a started about a week after these.






And I experimented with the ziplock bag method on a avocado seed and it worked

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Seeds from my uncles lemon tree. I have about 20 more a started about a week after these.






And I experimented with the ziplock bag method on a avocado seed and it worked

Wish I could start germinating seeds...need to wait another 3-4 months at least.

 

[jerryse]

A question for all you far north growers . I have property in Minnesota zone 3b-4a . Looking for wildlife pears . Mostly I think winters a solid 4a with a rare 3b . Totally confused by zone ratings on pears . Every site has a different zone rating for the same variety . The really hardy Pyrus Ursannis or Harbin pear seem to be Canadian suppliers that do not ship to USA . So can anyone tell me what common pears grow there . Are flowering pears grown there ? This would give me a idea of what really can grow there .

 

[lazy gardener]

I'm in zone 4. I know that plenty of folks in my area have pears. Bartlett, and Seckel are cultivars that come to mind. I've planted a seedling pear this year, with intent to graft onto it when it gets a little bigger. Hope to graft 2 varieties onto the one tree. (And, no, I've never grafted before, but I'll not let that stop me!)

 

[jerryse]

I'm in zone 4. I know that plenty of folks in my area have pears. Bartlett, and Seckel are cultivars that come to mind. I've planted a seedling pear this year, with intent to graft onto it when it gets a little bigger. Hope to graft 2 varieties onto the one tree. (And, no, I've never grafted before, but I'll not let that stop me!)

I will try some others as a test . The zone ratings are crazy . I have a Ayers pear that is said to be zone 5 . I found 1 nursery rate it to -50 F.

 

[lazy gardener]

Check out St. Lawrence Nursery and Fedco Trees.