tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post1473956059251879981..comments2023-08-08T10:59:04.188-05:00Comments on eighth acre farm: 2013: the fruit trees are bareJeff Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06285239745975791484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-29026510146317542082014-01-29T04:23:35.263-06:002014-01-29T04:23:35.263-06:00Love this project! Looking good. You will love hav...Love this project! Looking good. You will love having all that fruit and great selections! <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/categories/Pear-Trees/" rel="nofollow">Pear Trees</a> & <a href="http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/categories/Cherry-Trees/" rel="nofollow">Cherry Trees</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870629180777843707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-46242236719863781512013-08-08T22:46:03.080-05:002013-08-08T22:46:03.080-05:00Hi Andy-
All is well over here- we're in good...Hi Andy-<br /><br />All is well over here- we're in good health, but really really busy. In addition to the usual stuff I am working on the project which we had discussed earlier this year when swapping scion wood. All systems are go so far!<br /><br />I've been so busy I haven't even checked to see if any of my grafts took. They kind of got hidden when the trees leafed out. <br /><br />Glad to hear that you're seeing issues with pollinators too. Not glad that you're not getting fruit, but that you're seeing something similar. I think in the near future we're going to look back on our willy-nilly use of pesticides and wonder what we as a culture were thinking. I don't have the energy or ambition to manage a bee colony right now, but may have to in the future if I want to see fruit. <br /><br />In some ways it seems the culture is set up so that we can all live our own little semi-autonomous lives, free to do what we want, and free to ignore what our neighbors do- within limits- actually a lot of limits- but the elephant in the room is the fact that what my neighbor does can affect me pretty seriously. If someone a few blocks away sprays their yard with neonicotinoids for whatever reason, it may kill all the pollinators in the neighborhood, and my fruit trees won't bear any fruit as a result. <br /><br />And spraying with neonicotionoids is perfectly legal, and even encouraged in some ways. It doesn't require a pesticide applicator's license to drench your soil with Imidacloprid to try to save your ash tree (which also renders the flowers in the immediate area toxic to bees), but I do have to apply for a license to have a bee colony in my yard. It's pretty stupid.<br /><br />Anyway, hope all is well at your house and hope we can get together again sometime soon. <br /><br />Cheers!Jeff Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285239745975791484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-53903944485254350552013-08-08T11:20:46.659-05:002013-08-08T11:20:46.659-05:00hey Jeff - Wondering where you have been! I had a...hey Jeff - Wondering where you have been! I had a ton of flowers on our cherry and plum as well, and very little fruit. I truly believe it is a pollination issue. Now that the bees are in my backyard, I am curious to see how things turn out next year - assuming the bees overwinter successfully.<br /><br />It really comes down to the fact that feral colonies of bees in particular, but pollinators in general have been decimated by habitat loss and poison. I am seeing wuite a few at my place, but I still think there should be more.<br /><br />The currants look great though! All of mine, gooseberries included, have put on a bunch of growth this year, and I think I should start seeing some real production next year. Hope all is well ...AutonomyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394431292933037655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-10378112671048573022013-08-08T05:38:28.643-05:002013-08-08T05:38:28.643-05:00I love currants too. Great post by the way!I love currants too. Great post by the way!plant potshttp://www.home2garden.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Garden_Planters_103.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-71486174025876919482013-08-07T17:17:03.563-05:002013-08-07T17:17:03.563-05:00currants look so beautiful. I love eating currants...currants look so beautiful. I love eating currants with some flavor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com