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Post by MikeH on Nov 20, 2012 10:30:24 GMT -5
Thank you! I'll get a couple of those in spring and give it one more try. I've been curious about Arkansas Black anyway. Rhonda is partial to golden apples; do you know any of them that are resistant? MB Came across this - Old Southern Apples. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2012 13:53:27 GMT -5
All of our leaves have not fallen, yet, but I have already been hula-hoeing a few loads of fireplace ash, as this is supposed to be offensive to worms.
I'm eying paint for the trunk, and considering incorporating wormwood trimmings.
I have also been asked to plant other varieties, as my family considered this one to be somewhat mealy.
I have been burying a variety of apple cores, labeling them, realizing I should not expect seedlings to be true-to-variety. Warm days and chilly nights have apparently forced them into germination, within days.
I used to be prejudiced against normal sorts of things, which I could always buy at the store, but could never deny the beauty or usefulness of a fruitful plant.
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Post by MikeH on Nov 26, 2012 14:29:16 GMT -5
considering incorporating wormwood trimmings. A quick google shows this to be a very interesting plant, one to be added to the horticultural toolkit bag of tricks. How will you incorporate trimmings? What benefits are you expecting? If they come from good parents, you might get lucky and get a good offspring, maybe even a nameable offspring. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2012 16:51:12 GMT -5
A quick google shows this to be a very interesting plant, one to be added to the horticultural toolkit bag of tricks. How will you incorporate trimmings? What benefits are you expecting? I hope this intensely bitter and astringent plant will be a natural bug repellent. It can be trimmed into nice shapes, and the soft, feathery foliage can be sucked into the lawnmower. Chopped bits can be stirred into the soil, by the sackful. If they come from good parents, you might get lucky and get a good offspring, maybe even a nameable offspring. I've gotten unidentifiable varieties from seed, but never once got anything, which was less than adequate for eating. I am interested in practicing with grafts and layers, but have always gotten a hardy plant, by natural means. The only reason it matters, is if I want to sell plant material, but can't properly identify it for the buyer. It's unfortunate that so many of our orchards fell into neglect. There's nothing particularly wrong with the conditions, here. |
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Nov 26, 2012 18:35:10 GMT -5
The only reason it matters, is if I want to sell plant material, but can't properly identify it for the buyer. Name it after your grandmother, or a nearby mountain range. Nobody will know the difference... |
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Post by steev on Nov 26, 2012 20:16:24 GMT -5
When I get around to naming things, I'll recycle the names of my past cats: Gecko, Squid, Lint, and Lemur (aka Lardoon), or my past dogs: Spot and Guido. Contemplating future cats, I've been partial to Mucus and Phlegm, but I'm starting to favor Mersa, Herpes, and Ebola. Would people buy an apple named Ebola? A rose by any other name...
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Post by 12540dumont on Nov 27, 2012 15:03:09 GMT -5
Codling moth traps work okay, Nylon footie socks are the best. Order a box and cover each of the apples.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 16:19:07 GMT -5
The only reason it matters, is if I want to sell plant material, but can't properly identify it for the buyer. Name it after your grandmother, or a nearby mountain range. Nobody will know the difference... Someone was picking on me, over this. If I get something unusual, but worthwhile, I should take legal responsibility for it. Contemplating future cats, I've been partial to Mucus and Phlegm, but I'm starting to favor Mersa, Herpes, and Ebola. Would people buy an apple named Ebola? A rose by any other name... I've been known to call my catnip bird repellent, but birds may eat the bugs.  Codling moth traps work okay, Nylon footie socks are the best. Order a box and cover each of the apples. At which stage are the developing fruit considered to be the most susceptible to infestation? |
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