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Post by fliver on Jul 3, 2012 11:54:13 GMT -5
Has anybody grown pears through a drought or low rainfall year? How does it affect the pears? Last year here in Missouri was a "normal" rainfall year and my pears were fantastic. This year is a very low rainfall year. I was just wondering how this would affect pears.
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Post by bonsaioutlaw on Jul 3, 2012 12:02:32 GMT -5
My pears don't seem to be affected by drought while all my other fruit trees have major problems. I probably won't buy another fruit tree unless it is a pear. I may start getting rid of some of the apples and plums and replacing them with pears. They are just so much easier for me here. I have never even had to spray them.
I also like that my pears are ready in the fall and store easily for nice early Winter snacks without having to process them.
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 3, 2012 15:08:10 GMT -5
My pears have survived both flood and drought. What they didn't survive was the careless neighbor who brought in fireblight. We're going to try one hard pruning and see what happens. Apples here we come.
Bonsai,
What kind of apples do you have?
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Post by bonsaioutlaw on Jul 3, 2012 16:35:11 GMT -5
We have Red Delicious, and Granny Smith. We also have some large crabapples with golf ball sized fruit. The two regular apple cultivars are a royal pain in my butt. I have just about given up on them. I love whatever cultivar the crabapple is though and may try to propagate it as it has many uses here on our farm.
I will be getting a few more pear trees in the Fall. I just haven't decided where to get them yet. I would rather get 3 or 4 little ones than one big one if the price is the same. Anyone got any suggestions?
Filver if you are looking at getting some pears, make sure at least one of them is a Seckel.
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edwin
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Post by edwin on Jul 3, 2012 17:02:28 GMT -5
Seckel A very high-quality, attractive, productive, small, late pear. The core tends to break down in the middle near harvest. In Ontario it has been used for pickling. Seckel should be planted only in home gardens and for special markets in Ontario. www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/02-039.htm |
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Post by steev on Jul 3, 2012 22:40:27 GMT -5
On my farm, pears resent water restriction, tends to make the skins hard and bitter. At some point, I intend to plant pears in the back ten, where I can't drive in a wet year.
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