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Comments (4)Earliglow is the best. Fruitgirl is right. The first three strawberries on each plant well be a nice size but they get smaller from there on. Here in Michigan be sure to lay straw on the plants over winter or you my find half of your strawberry plants not making it through especially if we have more winters like this one. Good luck JOHN...See MoreWintering indoors.
Comments (2)I do this with all kinds of trees (My backyard looks like a nursery)... You can plant them in the ground, but its just additional work, but if you are going for a "look" for your yard or whatever, then go ahead...you will most likely have roots growing out of the bottom of the pot by late summer, which will probably have some negative effect next year (too much top/not enough bottom?)... I'd use min 15 gallon pot. You can use whiskey barrels, but put them on wheels and be prepared for them to rot out in 5 years or so unless you line them with something. Garage is fine. They'll do great. My pluots all look great...all 8 varieties. One issue you may run into is height. I prefer short trees/low branching...i'm getting to the point i have to angle my trees into the garage (Garage door is only so tall)... Winter treatment? I roll them in there and take them out in spring... roll them in and out of the frosts if you want. Maybe make sure they have a little moisture before setting them away for winter... Have a decent dolly handy too...even 15 gallon plastic pots get heavy....See More2010 Peach Report
Comments (33)Most productive peach= Polly, a white peach developed in Iowa in the 1920s. Got it from Baylaurel on their special order program. I broke a branch for the second year in a row, in a spring that was tough enough to take out the'Honeycrisp' apple set. Somewhat variable in quality, but I always seem to underthin. Can be sublime. Took a long time (like four years) to come into production. Second most productive peach (for its size): J.H. Hale. Excellent flavor. What they say about it not being vigorous is surely true. Redhaven: Fruitista at work said it was the best peach she had ever tasted in this state. Not to contradict Harvestman,but our spring was actually more snowy than cool. This is a very widely adapted tree, that finds a way to set a crop any which way it can. Its probably not right to draw conclusions from the more marginal situations. Fantastic Elberta. Second year in a row it gave me good fruit after I almost gave up on it. Won't grow it again, though. 'Contender' Not growing much, and the one or two fruits it put out weren't anything special. 'Gleason Elberta' Maybe it will grow and produce fruit....See MoreMemoirs of a First Year Urban Orchardist
Comments (10)Below is a link to the squirrel trap. I did not mean to take credit for the trap, and I haven't even built one yet, but it seems like it would work rather effectively. I like it because it is the most inconspicuous one I have ever seen, which is a major selling point for me, living right next door to two families. trapping and drowning them seems like a quick way to get the ASPCA called on me, and relocating them seems like a major hassle, also seems safe for neighborhood cats. Yes, I meant PINE BARK. Thanks for the comment, I will edit accordingly. No, I water them with the hose. I had a drip line set up for about a day until I realized I put it on the blueberries to, and the way I coiled it around the plants, I had to remove the whole line to get it off the blueberries. Also, watering with the hose, by hand gives me an extra excuse to examine them without looking like a weirdo staring at his plants all day :) Brady, funny you posted that link, I saw that before and was planning on doing something similar to that but now that I need to keep the branchwork of the trees higher up, to allow sunlight/airflow to the bushes below, I am going with an elevated espalier form. This tree seems like a trouper though, so I think I can afford to experiment with it a bit. Here is a link that might be useful: squirrel trap...See MoreRelated Professionals
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