Anyone growing Spring Satin plumcot?
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Comments (6)MK I am in zone 5 in northern Ohio. I have Triple Crown, Chester (for 7 years), Illini Hardy, Prime Jan (2nd year from Nourse)and last year added a Nelson's and Borderland Beauty from Fedco Trees. Last year, I had the best production from my Triple Crowns and Chesters ever. I was ready to replace them because of the lack of production from the freezing off, but last year must have been a milder spring with no late frosts, because they were very productive. I am going to give them another year. I am not a fan of the Prime Jan for our area thus far. The plants have been vigorous, but the ripening is very late and don't get enough berries and then frost hits and there are still blossums and unripened berries....See MoreAnyone growing blackberries?
Comments (59)New to blackberries. Bought a thornless, long-caned variety at Home Depot 4-5 yrs ago, put them in the ground and didn't care for them at all. They survived, producing 2-3 berries/yr so this year finally decided to do it right, planted them properly in good holes, irrigated (tho' not necessary given this years very wet spring/summer in West Hawai‘i) but man oh man, are they doing well - in just 6 weeks in the ground they've produced ~20 berries (huge, as big as my thumb!), with 30+ more to go. And the new canes - kid you not - some of them are over 15 feet (yes, FEET) tall and this is my question - have I screwed up here by not trimming these long, long canes? I'm keeping them from touching the ground with a simple trellis, suspending them from overhead, but should I have trimmed them shorter to produce more side growth; and is it too late to do this now. I've actually measured several of the long canes and see them growing up to 4 inches/day. Thanks....See Morehibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird' vs 'Blue Satin'
Comments (0)Hi, I'm looking into 'Blue Satin' as my 'Blue Bird' (at about 7 feet) died one spring - likely from a cold winter. Does anyone grow both of these, or at least 'Blue Satin'? Is 'Blue Satin' really more hardy? Does it get to a good height or what kind of height can you expect? Love to hear from anyone on this topic. Mary...See MoreEarly-Spring and General Spray Questions for 4-yr old Maryland Orchard
Comments (0)Hi all, I planted the following fruit trees in Spring 2012 in my Southern Maryland yard and although the pollination seems to be working great, I think I need to start spraying right away for what I think is Black Spot on pears, possibly Bacterial Spot or Coryneum Blight on the apricot (I think the leaves looked scraggly from shothole and that tree dropped its leaves before the other fruit trees), and bugs (Castleton gets aphids bad every year before the lady larvae demolish them and Japanese Beetles were awful in 2013): - Apricot - Tomcot (citation rootstock) - J. Plums - Methley, Satsuma, Shiro - E. Plum - Castleton (least vigorous of the bunch, even on Myro rootstock . . .) - Plumcot - Spring Satin - E. Pears - Potomac, Blake's Pride, Seckel - A. Pears - 2, can't recall the varieties but they are from Edible Landscaping *I don't grow any apples, cherries, or peaches. I just looked at my trees tonight and although the buds are clearly visible, I don't see any green yet so I'm guessing they are in the pre-bud-break stage at the moment. And it is going to be pretty cold this week (lows in the teens and highs in the 20s) so I should have a little time until bud break. From reading a bunch of old Gardenweb threads where Scott was a major contributor (e.g., http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1449914/my-orchard-calendar?n=16), it seems that I should: - Apply dormant oil spray very soon for bug control. - Apply copper + nuFilm17 sticker solution to all stone fruits since it is more effective against Coryneum Blight and bacterial spot than lime-sulphur spray. (Please let me know if you would recommend a different approach based on updated knowledge . . . some of the threads I was reading were three or more yrs. old.) Question #1: Would the copper + nuFilm17 sticker solution be effective on the pears against black spot as well?? General Newbie Spray Questions: Question #2: Does it matter what brand or type of dormant oil I use? I see that Home Depot lists several, including one that is just soybean oil (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Oil-Pharm-1-qt-Organic-Dormant-Oil-Concentrate-OPC00012/205499072). Question #3: Does it matter what brand of copper spray I use? Question #4: Anyone have a small sprayer they love? I need to pick one up. Thank you in advance for your input! I am making my own custom orcharding guide by printing out these threads . . . -Lind...See More- 10 years ago
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