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Post by philagardener on Jan 11, 2018 21:45:17 GMT -5
Glad to have you join us, crabapple ! Welcome! |
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Post by kazedwards on Jan 13, 2018 0:55:21 GMT -5
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Day
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When in doubt, grow it out.
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Post by Day on Jan 13, 2018 11:19:49 GMT -5
Ooo, I didn't know we had a welcome board -- nice! Welcome crabapple! What sort of fruit/veg are your primary interest? |
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jan 26, 2018 15:35:53 GMT -5
Yes, welcome old and new! Tell us about your gardening interests!
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Post by applesnmore on Mar 4, 2018 3:35:43 GMT -5
Hello,
I am in Doncaster,UK, where I grow a range of fruit and vegetables. My main growing area is on river silt and at home on sand.
I grow a single varieties some 200 plus cultivars of apple plus a few pears, quince, plums, cherries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries and a mulberry
Apples are on mm106 rootstock and predominantly grown in a central leader style.
I have had a veg garden for the past 8 years which after 6 years of digging I now manage as no dig 1 meter wide 9m long beds.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Mar 4, 2018 10:48:58 GMT -5
Hello, I am in Doncaster,UK, where I grow a range of fruit and vegetables. My main growing area is on river silt and at home on sand. I grow a single varieties some 200 plus cultivars of apple plus a few pears, quince, plums, cherries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries and a mulberry Apples are on mm106 rootstock and predominantly grown in a central leader style. I have had a veg garden for the past 8 years which after 6 years of digging I now manage as no dig 1 meter wide 9m long beds. Welcome! 200 different apples is impressive! Are all 200 on the same variety of rootstock though? If so that sounds a little dangerous to me in case a pest or disease wiped all the rootstocks out in one swoop. We had a disease/pest attack our peach tree and several apple trees the last few years. the small grafted apple died and the other small grafted apple is having it's bark peel off and will probably die in a year or two. We had a large macintosh apple died but come up from roots, but it has not produced ANY apples despite getting of decent size again. I'm wondering if it is not a macintosh but some sort of rootstock variety. If so, i am considering grafting anything onto it like pear or trying to graft the good branches of that apple tree before it dies. But welcome to the forum  |
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Post by richardw on Mar 4, 2018 13:11:19 GMT -5
Welcome applesnmore yes 200 apple trees is a lot alright, be great to see some photos of our orchard&garden, a few of us here use imgbb.com/ if you are interested. |
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Post by applesnmore on Mar 5, 2018 0:56:10 GMT -5
Thank you all for the welcome. Yes 200 assorted apple varieties are predominantly on mm106, which I like because of its vigour it can regenerate it's roots, something dwarf stocks are unable to do. I will sort out some pictures as the season progresses, but here is a photo of my apples at a local show last year, early October  |
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Post by applesnmore on Mar 5, 2018 19:55:44 GMT -5
Hello, I am in Doncaster,UK, where I grow a range of fruit and vegetables. My main growing area is on river silt and at home on sand. I grow a single varieties some 200 plus cultivars of apple plus a few pears, quince, plums, cherries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries and a mulberry Apples are on mm106 rootstock and predominantly grown in a central leader style. I have had a veg garden for the past 8 years which after 6 years of digging I now manage as no dig 1 meter wide 9m long beds. Welcome! 200 different apples is impressive! Are all 200 on the same variety of rootstock though? If so that sounds a little dangerous to me in case a pest or disease wiped all the rootstocks out in one swoop. We had a disease/pest attack our peach tree and several apple trees the last few years. the small grafted apple died and the other small grafted apple is having it's bark peel off and will probably die in a year or two. We had a large macintosh apple died but come up from roots, but it has not produced ANY apples despite getting of decent size again. I'm wondering if it is not a macintosh but some sort of rootstock variety. If so, i am considering grafting anything onto it like pear or trying to graft the good branches of that apple tree before it dies. But welcome to the forum Thank you Yes predominantly on mm106. I like it's vigour. My belief is that you can control vigour through training, pruning and root pruning but something that is inately dwarf is not going to respond to challenges the same way. As for your Mac yes I think you are right it will be rootstock, Pear will not graft onto apple, typically grafted onto quince or Pyrus communis Best putting another apple on apple stock. |
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marc
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Welcome!
Aug 29, 2018 11:06:45 GMT -5
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Post by marc on Aug 29, 2018 11:06:45 GMT -5
After lurking and reading this forum for a few years, I decided to sign up to see if anyone was breeding hops.
I've got a few acres in BC, Canada. I mostly grow grapes, but I've started to mess around with hop breeding and was hoping to connect with others interested in doing the same.
Cheers!
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Post by richardw on Aug 29, 2018 14:41:43 GMT -5
Welcome marc, not growing hops myself but i'm sure someone here will be
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Post by galina on Aug 31, 2018 11:33:08 GMT -5
Welcome applesnmore and marc. I garden in Northants on heavy clay, but my preferred rootstock is also MM106. Never had an issue, very strong, healthy and forgiving rootstock. I think the risk of a wipeout is very low indeed with this rootstock.
Sorry Marc, no hops here either. In fact just brushing against them brings me out in blisters so I avoid them, but we see them occasionally in the wild. I am very interested in what you grow all the same and how you support those tall, tall plants. What varieties?
Welcome both.
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marc
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Welcome!
Sept 1, 2018 21:37:39 GMT -5
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Post by marc on Sept 1, 2018 21:37:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome. Im growing a few different varieties, but mostly centennial and some wild neomexicana hops.
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Post by windyza on Nov 6, 2018 3:41:04 GMT -5
Hi everyone! Newbie here Already found plenty of useful information on your forum! |
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Post by walt on Nov 6, 2018 11:34:32 GMT -5
We were all newbies once. Glad you joined us.
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