BYC gardening thread!!

[dan26552]

 

[Arielle]

PS MEant to add that within an hours drive is an orchard that is kept for the genetic material, and the scions are made available every February. At 3-5$ each, I would like to try on my own stock first but that may take tooooo long. Last year I looked up a few sources for buying 100 root stock but felt overwhelmed by the choices. As in too many for a novice to make a good decision. Would like to tackle this some day though.

For now an already grafted tree is a great way to go.

 

[hennible]

@roseyred something is up with the tomato, deficient, too hot, over watered, something... I've got one in a pot looking like that.

 

[dan26552]

PS MEant to add that within an hours drive is an orchard that is kept for the genetic material, and the scions are made available every February. At 3-5$ each, I would like to try on my own stock first but that may take tooooo long. Last year I looked up a few sources for buying 100 root stock but felt overwhelmed by the choices. As in too many for a novice to make a good decision. Would like to tackle this some day though.

For now an already grafted tree is a great way to go.

Oh that awesome, I wish there was something like that around here.

 

[roseyred]

@roseyred something is up with the tomato, deficient, too hot, over watered, something... I've got one in a pot looking like that.

Hmmmm maybe it has to do with them being potted. I don't water too much or in the leaves...im gonna add my poo tea tommorrow lol.

 

[Arielle]

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THey are available on line and ship!! Itis the Arboretum in Boylston, Mass, or west boylston. THe list was on line when I looked about a year ago. LOts of old varieties of apples.

 

[Arielle]

Beefsteak tomotos-- I'm starting to wonder if the growing season is too short here. Has anyone tried methods to speed up tomato maturity?? Red plastic, walls of water, that sort of thing. I'm wondering if that is worth a try to speed up the growth of the tomatos I am just planting now. Thoughts?????????

 

[dan26552]

THey are available on line and ship!!  Itis the Arboretum in Boylston, Mass, or west boylston.  THe list was on line when I looked about a year ago. LOts of old varieties of apples.

Oh ok, cool. Thanks.

 

[whoop whoop]

I with dan26552 you must not be chicken and have a go at grafting. If at first you don't succeed try again!!! it is quite fun creating new species. I grafted my orange onto one of my lemon trees, have to admit didn't do much to the flesh, but the skin was absolutely delicious. Made the most superb lemon drink and I use the peel to flavour cakes and sauces. It has a very delicate orange flavour mixed with the tart lemon.

Don't be discouraged it is a very fiddly process and doesn't always take, but when it does

as for cutting down trees, it is sad to see trees go, but your are right, fruit trees need lots of sun. I had to cut down a massive, very old Jacaranda which broke my heart because it had the most beautiful smelling flowers but the roots were pushing up the tiles in my sitting room! and the poor birds went ballistic as it was a great nesting place..

 

[whoop whoop]

That's a lot of trees, quite a market garden going on there - hope you sell the excess fruit - and make lots of bucks. Roses are very picky the soil has to be just right, I also have a wild rose which have managed to train over a fence it is amazing when it flowers, like you say it goes nuts. I would love an apple tree, tried everything from scratch even and won't grow here, but I do have a fig which produces all in one go and the birds go crazy for the figs.

My next project is to try nut trees, they grow in the Cape but haven't tried here yet - not even sure I can get. Have got lots of olive trees though, must admit the olives are a bit hard, not like those juicy ones from Greece. I must be doing something wrong or not feeding properly. You are right the roots of fruit trees are persistent little chaps. I have a grapefruit tree which - I cut down and forgot about and noticed just recently it has grown again.

Well happy gardening I am off out to plant some cauliflower, not my favourite veg, but hubby loves it.