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Seeking advice - I have a 16 gal. Northern Tool high pressure tree sprayer that will not pull a suction at tank inlet. I have had a similar problem with this model sprayer in the past. The current sprayer has been in use for less than 4 months. Any suggestions on what might be wrong or how to...
Check out the live Alaska bear cam:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2019/06/25/the-katmai-bear-cams-are-back-online-watch-the-live-stream-here/
All of my trees are on B.118 root stock (around 230 - oldest are in 6th leaf) what size orchard ladder should I get? Looking at 10 or 12 ft Hasegawa, thinking 12, but I haven’t seen them in person. Thanks!
Passing info along as a FYI - spoke with Stark Bros this afternoon about my spring 2019 commercial order (50 + trees) they are no longer offering commercial customers the ability to select the root stock. This policy change includes previously placed orders for 2019. I placed my order in June...
After surviving open heart surgery this spring thought it would be a good idea to get a tractor to reduce the bull work and have some fun at the same time. Bought a Kubota MX4800 with mower, grapple, and pallet fork.
What is the best way to prevent sprayer, gun, and nozzles from freezing- other than making sure they are completely dry? I thought about using windshield wash that is good to 27 below, but that probably isn't good enough for my location, can I use regular automotive anti freeze?
Thank you!
I was at my farm yesterday and took a photo of the pond. It came through the winter with a decent amount of added water. It was primarily dug for habitat improvement. To date the only things I have added have been Fathead minnows and concrete blocks for the minnows to lay eggs in.Going to add...
First timer type question: This is my first year dipping scion and graft joint in hot wax. The wax is mix of bee's and gulf wax (about 50/50). Here's my question - will the wax cause a problem for the scion bud to expand and grow? I dip the scion quickly to prevent excess wax build up - just...
The following link has information regarding Dan Bussey's new upcoming book series (seven volumes), The Illustrated History of Apples in North America:
http://www.jakkawpress.com/
I am trying a few things this year to try and help with the pollination of my developing orchard. Namely with planting wild flowers (Butterfly Weed, Cone flowers, and a few others) grown from collected seed, adding a few areas of Buck Wheat, and adding a few Mason Bee hives (which I haven't...
Will be prepping a hill side this year for an apple orchard planting next year. What should I plant? The soil has a top layer (12 inches or so) of clay from a pond dig. Not planting clover - thanks for the help!
First trip for 2016 to my property - today :)! Power line was clear cut over the winter, any suggestions on what I should plant? The soil is sandy - would like to improve the habitat for deer, turkey, grouse and honey bees. Thanks for the help !! Here's a couple of photo's:
I received Vern's Red apple scion as a substitute for an out of stock variety. Anybody familiar with this variety? I haven't been able to find much info. Thanks!
Looking for advise on purchasing and applying Calcium Chloride to control bitter pit. This will be my first year applying Ca Cl. Any suggestion on where to purchase or product name to look for? Will be using a Northstar tree sprayer.
Thanks for the help...:)!
Here's my plan for apple trees this year. Planting the following from Cummins on B.118 root stock:
9 - Cortland
11 - Golden Russet
4 - Wolf River
1 - Asmead's Kernel (replacement)
50 - Root stock (B.118) grafting the following:
Empire
Honey Gold
Haralson
Idared
Wickson
Ashmead's Kernel
Dabinett...