1st rd done of grafting complete.

[sandbur]

Well my truck broke down this morning, shes my wood and deer hauler so shes needed.

Bible says to be fruitful so i got 26 holes dug with my trusty spade. 13 old 2015 failed grafts now to dig up for replanting & then soon my orchard will be mostly ‘fully’ planted...

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Looks great. My orchard is mostly full, also. I am wondering if it is worth planting in the old cow yard on this farm, but I don’t want to battle gophers for another 10 years.

Do you add any water crystals on that sandy ground? Do you need lime?


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[buckvelvet]

I’m gonna graft 10-15 more this spring and if they make it i’ll find spots for them next year.

I use watersorb with the trees & 2-3 bags of manure compost. I add lime & fert later.


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[buckvelvet]

Time to move some compost bags to the holes, ouch my back lol....

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[Merle Hawggard]

Time to move some compost bags to the holes, ouch my back lol....

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I'm at work today pretty much taking it easy, but I'm there with you in spirit lol!
That's going to be wonderful in a few years.

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[buckvelvet]

The transplant begins....

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[buckvelvet]

@SmallChunk here is geneva crab set against eachother with Ranetka on the right. I gave the b118 to a cousin along with a centurion on b118 as Ranetka outperformed it...

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[buckvelvet]

I dont think ive ever done something more stressful in my life! Perhaps its because i care but i worked for 4hrs thats a lot of work for 1 person. I ran out of steam to do fencing for the last 15 so i’ll finish that another day this week.

Wowsers, im spent!


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[aerospacefarmer]

I dont think ive ever done something more stressful in my life! Perhaps its because i care but i worked for 4hrs thats a lot of work for 1 person. I ran out of steam to do fencing for the last 15 so i’ll finish that another day this week.

Wowsers, im spent!


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You are getting old dude

 

[buckvelvet]

I dont think ive ever done something more stressful in my life! Perhaps its because i care but i worked for 4hrs thats a lot of work for 1 person. I ran out of steam to do fencing for the last 15 so i’ll finish that another day this week.

Wowsers, im spent!


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You are getting old dude

Lol, yeah i know...


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[Bowsnbucks]

BV - It's a hoot that you said you were mostly "fully" planted at post #476. You know most of us here know you a bit. Who do you think you're foolin' ??

 

[buckvelvet]

I'm not at all good at lying to myself, @Bowsnbucks !! I'm sore today but i'm still going back out there tonight to tinker, lol!

 

[Merle Hawggard]

I think I can, I think I can, I t h i n k I c a n,

I KNOW I CAN, I KNOW I CAN!

Be like the little train BV LOL!

It's turning out great btw!

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[buckvelvet]

This is my homemade water container for my orchard. Old farm s10, water tank, gravity fed, compliments to the farm owner who loves the orchard that put it together!

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[scott44]

Looks like your trees maybe getting a drink from mother mature today. Looks good!

 

[buckvelvet]

Well here it is gents, my current Orchard Layout. the top 4 on the right were not planted on purpose (farmer field drift worries) for naughty chems. The bottom 3, the 1 to the far left was done on purpose (would block a deer blind that is a residents fav spot so won't plant 1 there) the other 2 I had 2 trees that I lost the tags for and another person really wanted some trees. So i gave away 2 doubles (geneva & centurion) and 2 unidentified, now known to be Holiday & Frostbite, bummed I don't have Holiday now...oh well. 59 trees in total are in my orchard, except for the 2 spots at the bottom left and with some careful thought, the top 4 this particular area is full. All full or semi standard trees so i gave them all 30 feet on each side. I will perhaps plant some on the hill by the old 3 trees still standing from the orchard back in the late 1800s that have newly planted children in my orchard. :)

Special thanks to these folks that supplied scion when I got started and now have a place on my orchard. @greyphase @CrazyEd @Turkey Creek @WTNUT @SmallChunk @Lot2Learn @aerospacefarmer

 

[buckvelvet]

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[sandbur]

Well here it is gents, my current Orchard Layout. the top 4 on the right were not planted on purpose (farmer field drift worries) for naughty chems. The bottom 3, the 1 to the far left was done on purpose (would block a deer blind that is a residents fav spot so won't plant 1 there) the other 2 I had 2 trees that I lost the tags for and another person really wanted some trees. So i gave away 2 doubles (geneva & centurion) and 2 unidentified, now known to be Holiday & Frostbite, bummed I don't have Holiday now...oh well. 59 trees in total are in my orchard, except for the 2 spots at the bottom left and with some careful thought, the top 4 this particular area is full. All full or semi standard trees so i gave them all 30 feet on each side. I will perhaps plant some on the hill by the old 3 trees still standing from the orchard back in the late 1800s that have newly planted children in my orchard. :)View attachment 18184

Special thanks to these folks that supplied scion when I got started and now have a place on my orchard. @greyphase @CrazyEd @Turkey Creek @WTNUT @SmallChunk @Lot2Learn @aerospacefarmer

Great job and great organization! I ‘m jealous. You should see my mess!


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[CrazyEd]

Looks great! I planted at our farm on Saturday, and was surprised there were 2 trees still holding some fruit. Winter Wildlife Crab, and Centurion Crab. The other thing I love about centurion, the color of the blooms, it's a stunning tree!

Cheers!

 

[Jhoss]

I know this Monster crab...I know where CrazyEd got it...here's what you have to look forward to:

 

[Jhoss]

Glad to see Pristine too: