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Bing Cherry tree leaves turning black
Comments (3)Today I got a much better look at the leaves. Looking at pictures on the internet I am fairly certain it is Cherry Leaf Spot. Some leaves have it very bad however almost all the leaves have it. There is only one branch that does not have it on the top where new foliage is growing. If I trim this tree everywhere I see the cherry leaf spots there would not be much left of the tree. Should I pull the leaves off that have it the worst. This tree was a replacement I picked up at wal-mart. I had planted two at the end of April that I had purchesed from Loews and they were eaten by deer. One was so badly eaten I replaced it with the wal-mart tree. It was a very nice looking tree so I bought it. Now my sewcond tree is starting to get the disease. I pulled of all the leaves I seen it on. Is there any way to keep these trees in check and will they grow fruit. I am not so much worried about getting my money back for the trees. I would just hate to loose the year and have to start over next. I do not care if I have to use chemicals a couple of years since they will not bare fruit for 4-5 years. How can i get rid of the disease by any means? Thank you for any help...See MoreBing cherry, how long to fruit?
Comments (0)Hi, I planted 2 cherry trees about 2 years ago, they've been growing well, but no flowers, no fruits. Don't they need a few years under their belt before producing? I'm in central Cali, Bakersfield specifically, where the summer is hot and the winter is cold. Thanks,...See MoreBing and Rainier Cherry Trees in Ocean County
Comments (6)There are a lot of points to make here - do a lot of research: 1. DO NOT get Bing or Rainer - they are not suited for our climate (they will split/crack and the fruit will be ruined). 2. Instead, the following are great self-fertile sweet cherries appropriate for NJ - Black Gold; White Gold (substitute for Rainer); and Benton (earlier ripening - in case you get the others). 3. Many online nurseries (mail-order) will ship them 4-6'. You want to look and see if you can still get them mailed - Schlabach, Adams County Nursery, etc. Raintree and One Green World. I recommend getting them on Gisella-6 rootstocks (dwarfing rootstocks); the issue of best rootstocks to get is highly controversial. Do a lot of keyword searching, etc. Good luck....See MoreBing's Last Tomato Journal Entry for 2008
Comments (13)Morning all, Raybo, First off, congrats on all your press out there. You've really taken a simple design and "Mona Lisa'd" it!! Actually, the BER really wasn't that bad...maybe twenty tomatoes out of 400 or so. Will see if I can find the C-Tex for next year. And no, no fall garden. Tried it last year with dismal results. All done for this year. Hope you have a great season. Send some PICS!! Cheers! Hi Timmy, I really liked the Big Beef. Nice big tomatoes (10-12oz), perfectly formed, very good production, and no disease problems. They'll be my staple for next year. Hope all is well up North! Cheers! Johnny, You know...after further review I guess I really shouldn't be too disappointed with my results. The production of some varities wasn't what I hoped for but it was still fun trying new ones. Trial and error is how you find the types you like best. So now I know more than I did last year!! Cheers! Sprtsguy, Farkee, and Alley Cat, Thanks so much for your comments...much appreciated!!. I sure learn a lot on this site and it's fun to compare notes with others. I used hydrated lime which I picked up at a farm CO-OP. Next year I'll use Dolomitic lime which tends not to affect PH as much. As I told Raybo above, in hindsite, I really didn't have much of a BER problem after all. I think out of a total of 400 tomatoes or so, I only had to cull about 20 which had BER. Most of these were the Parks Whopper CR, same plants I had trouble with last year. However, I'll continue to grow them next year as they produce a perfectly shaped, tasty and large (10-12 oz) tomato. Their production is really good also...15-20 fruit per plant. It it were me, I'd continue to use the lime. The Black Cherry were good but others liked them better than I did. I was really disappointed with Opalka. Had heard so many great things about it but for me, production was very poor. The Kellogg's Breakfast was really a disappointment. Very bland, almost tasteless. Of course, one year's experience doesn't really mean much as the weather was really not normal this year down here. So...I don't mean to belittle any of these varieties, maybe they just don't do all that well where I live. Or...maybe I don't know what the hell I'm doing!!!! Cheers! Cheers all and happy growing...send PICS!! Bing...See More
last yeari have recorded every single episode of bing and bev's (his breeder) appearances on the talk show circuit. and have watched them all so far. did you see him on jimmy fallon last night? OMG, what a character!! i am SO excited to see the movie!!
i'm going to st. louis on the 4th to see it with a longtime dane friend. then i am traveling to iowa on 4/11 where bing and bev live. the movie company has rented the entire theater for a private showing for bev's friends and family so it'll be epically fun. after the movie, there will be a Q&A session with bev, the movie director and bill murray will be there and of course, bing will be at her side to meet all of his fans!
MM i'm sure you already know that bing is a littermate of frank's. while bing is traveling the country and appearing at film festivals, talk shows and charming everyone he meets along the way, frank is doing nothing but sleeping and farting all day. 😂
also, there's a very quick scene in the movie of bing at a dog park. one of the dogs (don't blink or you'll miss her) in the background is one of pippin's littermates.
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@KW PNW Z8 😂 the only time i squeeze into that little spot is a couple of times a week when i do cold laser treatments on them after a rough day of play. if i sit there too long, they will tussle for my lap and i end up buried in danes, barely able to breathe. i do have my own recliner. frank is good about letting me have my personal space there but pippin sometimes gets extra cuddly...
as for the iowa trip, i'll be so excited to get there, it won't be hard staying awake/alert. same for the trip home, i'll be missing my puppers so much, it'll be an anticipatory trip! 💖
MM, i don't know how many people this theater seats but i'm sure it'll be packed to the gills. i'm going to try to get as many photos as i can!!
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@lily316 i'm glad you got to meet them. danes, raised with love, kindness and firm training are truly delightful dogs. these were my 2 holstein cows...
destiny (on the right), rescued at the age of 5. she was terrified of everything but with lots of love, she turned into a social butterfly.
and this was samson (on the left) he came to me at the age of 2.5 years but i lost him to heart disease only 6 months later. he was huge, clumsy and so so sweet!
i know what you mean. frank weights 30# more than i do and pip is 60# more than i am. when they are playing, especially when they have zoomies, i NEVER turn my back on them! 😂 - last year
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@murraysmom, olivia was my oldest. she was 8 when i adopted her from rescue, diagnosed with a leaky aortic valve at 10. regular appointments with a cardiologist in st. lous kept her going. i laid her to rest at 14, not because of the heart issue but because arthritis was putting a big dent in her quality of life. up until that set in with a vengeance, she was a spunky old gal!
@ lily316 i had never even been up close to a dane until i got my first one. the day ashley arrived at my house, i was amazed at how big she was at 170#. the first time in the house, she sauntered over to me and sat down next to me on the couch. i looked at her feet, the size of dinner plates i swear, and wondered to myself what in the heck was i thinking! 😂 now i am so used to their size, i don't even give it a second thought and i laugh to myself when i'm out with pippin and frank and someone says to me "those are the biggest dogs i've EVER seen!!"ashley...
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sometimes life just throws a curveball. i thought pippin was over her recent (and first ever) UTI. she started leaking urine again late yesterday afternoon so i had to cancel my trip to iowa. i took a urine sample to the vet today and while there is no longer any blood, there is still bacteria so pip is now taking baytril which is considered one of the "biggest guns" as antibiotics go. hopefully, this will do the trick!
even if i could make it to iowa on time, my doggos always come first and i don't want to be 5 hours from home if something unexpected happens since pip isn't 100%.
i'll miss seeing friends i know and friends i have yet to meet in person but there will be other trips. there will never be another pippin!
i hope my dane friends will post lots of photos of this epic gathering so i can at least share those with my KT friends!!
frank is laying hands, errr paws, on for healing!
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