General information and discussion about cultivating fruit-bearing plants, trees, flowers and ornamental plants.
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December 29, 2008 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Pruned apple tree and grape canes.
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December 30, 2008 | #2 |
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Tom, did my grapes yesterday and my fruit trees last week. It's that time of year. Ami
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December 30, 2008 | #3 |
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The one apple I have big enough to set fruit was grown on its own feet by propagation. The past few years (It went to field in '01) I have been pruning out all water shoots and preserving all the spurs I could in hopes of bloom.
My Concord has been making the filling for grape pies the past few years. Mmmm. |
January 3, 2009 | #4 |
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Tom, how did you propagate it on it's own feet? I thought that wasn't exactly possible on this side of the country? I'd be very interested in your technique and tricks.
I haven't started pruning anything yet. I usually wait until late February, and collect some of the prunings for grafting scions and grape cuttings.
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January 3, 2009 | #5 | |
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I just make an airlayer. Before tree wakes up collar a branch leaving the underbark on. Add a tournaquet of wire tighten it without crushing branch. Either wrap on peat to wounded area after rooting hormone, or slip on a pot with promix added after. It should callus fairly quickly and have roots by fall. Repeat as needed. |
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January 4, 2009 | #6 |
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Thanks, that does make sense. I guess I kind of fixated on rooting cuttings as opposed to layers.
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January 7, 2009 | #7 |
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Redbrick,
I keep getting told to take dormant semihardwood branch ends and pack it/them in a tight jar (two mason jars as fraternal cyst) with sand & peat and leave in the cold frame. I may yet get around to trying that. |
January 7, 2009 | #8 |
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I tried something this year, too. I took a whip cutting from one of my trees on a whim, and stuck it in my nursery bed. I doubt anything will come of it, but what have I lost, right?
Let me know if you try that, and what happens, okay?
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January 15, 2009 | #9 |
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I wish i had the room to be able to grow grapes, i understand they need alot of room.
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