We got our apple trees planted! (Limestone: sale, live, fence)

[forest beekeeper]

We got our apple trees planted!

Each in a raised bed, each with a four sided fence around them to protect them from our livestock.

I watered them by bucket, and now will be using a garden hose, until I can setup a drip system for them.

Sixteen trees; one group of early harvesting, and one group of late harvesting. Each group with three varieties.

Fedco had their annual spring tree sale this weekend, and my order was packaged and waiting for me to pick-up when I got there. Those are great folks!

I also picked up some horse radish bunches and strawberry starts, which my Dw has now planted in our garden.

Our garlic is popping up in three of our garlic beds.

We have a lot of seedlings starting in our windows.

[txmom]

mmmmmm, horse radish Forest, I feel so guilty just listening to all of the activity that goes on at your place. You never sit still, do you?

[Elcarim]

Cool! How long before the apple trees produce?

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by txmom

mmmmmm, horse radish Forest, I feel so guilty just listening to all of the activity that goes on at your place. You never sit still, do you?

"Idle hands, something something"

How does that go?

Anyway next I need to start moving our chicken pens to their summer quarters.

[BacktoNE]

Wow, I can't imagine planting anything right now, it's freeeeeezing out here and we are expecting sn...sno...that white stuff tomorrow night.

I love apple trees. I love how they look and how they smell, and, apples are my favorite fruit.

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by Elcarim

Cool! How long before the apple trees produce?

A couple years.

Seven years are normally the standard for a fruit tree to really come into production. But they should produce a bit in their fourth year, maybe between two to ten apples per tree. During their fifth, sixth and seventh years; their production should steadily ramp up to their full mature production levels. Full production should run for twenty years, though trees can be played with the extend their production life-span.

These trees should be second or third year trees. They are from three foot tall to six foot tall.

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by BacktoNE

Wow, I can't imagine planting anything right now, it's freeeeeezing out here and we are expecting sn...sno...that white stuff tomorrow night.

I love apple trees. I love how they look and how they smell, and, apples are my favorite fruit.

I hear you. We were up in Limestone two days ago, deep snow still on the ground.

[boonelsewhere]

what you do differently between summer quarter and the other time.

good for you on apple trees, i will follow on how they are doing in the future.

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

"Idle hands, something something"

How does that go?

Anyway next I need to start moving our chicken pens to their summer quarters.

[Boomerang]

I love apple trees too! The smell of the blossoms in spring is heavenly.

Did you get any heirloom varieties, Forest?
I had some ancient types at my last house. Can't remember all the varieties anymore (one was winter banana, I think) but they tasted wonderful and one was an amazing winter keeper.

[Maineah]

Good luck with the apple trees forest. We planted 12 of them 18 years ago in a moist area of the yard. They did not do so well. We are down to three of the original 12 . They produce apples but not a lot of them. The deer really did some damage to them last winter and I'm afraid I may lose them all now.