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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: john and helen on November 21, 2014, 07:17:51 am

Title: planting an orchard
Post by: john and helen on November 21, 2014, 07:17:51 am

going down today, to start prepping the ground,for the new cider apple orchard  :excited:
got 30 cider apples plus a crab apple
and
2 eating 2 cookers
2 pears, 2 plums and a cheery  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: planting an orchard
Post by: Beeducked on December 15, 2014, 07:32:55 pm

Yay!


I love my orchard. When we moved in it was just 2 apples (1 not really productive) a pear, a plum (both also a bit shy to produce) and a cherry (fab if you can beat the birds to them). Now we have 4 apples 2 cherries, 2 plums,a greengage, a medlar and a quince. Most are still pretty young and just starting to crop but all very exciting.

Title: Re: planting an orchard
Post by: Carse Goodlifers on December 16, 2014, 08:53:38 am

That sounds great J&H.
How did you get on?

Title: Re: planting an orchard
Post by: john and helen on December 27, 2014, 06:13:07 pm

yep..got all 39 trees planted  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: planting an orchard
Post by: Treud na Mara on December 27, 2014, 07:36:57 pm

I'd love a cheery tree  :-J

Title: Re: planting an orchard
Post by: john and helen on December 28, 2014, 09:06:45 pm

Quote from: Treud na Mara on December 27, 2014, 07:36:57 pm

I'd love a cheery tree  :-J

if your down this way in summer…il'e let you pick my cheery  ;D