Hooking up today with Blooming Tuesday! http://msgreenthumbjean.blogspot.com/ Be sure and check out all the other gardener's and their wonderful gardens.
The snow is melted , the grass is green, it is 39* and the wind is currently only 15 mph. It is quite glorious outside! I bought a bare root Honey Crisp Apple tree and finally was able to get out to plant it. (We have had winds for several weeks of 35-45 mph and gusts much higher.) It is like paradise right now. The bigger tree's in the background are others in my little orchard - apple, apricot, plum and cherry. I hope to get a couple of pear tree's to add to this wonderful area.
Here is a little bit about the Honey Crisp Tree-
- The Honeycrisp apple is a high quality apple which keeps well for 5-6 months in common storage. The tree is one of the most vigorous and hardy of apple trees, showing little damage at -40 degrees. Needs to be thinned heavily. Honeycrisp fruit is characterized by an exceptionally crisp and juicy texture. Its flesh is cream colored and coarse. The flavor is sub-acid and ranges from mild and well-balanced to strongly aromatic, depending on the degree of maturity. Great eating apple with its subacid flavor. Develops its full aromatic flavor if left on the tree until mid October. Suggested pollinators are Gala, Granny Smith, Empire, McIntosh and Red Delicious. Not pollinated by Gravenstein. http://www.naturehills.com/product/honeycrisp_apple.aspx
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Here is a post that shows our apple tree's in full bloom last spring: http://bucketideasforgardening.blogspot.com/2010/05/our-apple-trees-arent-they-lovely.html
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Today I am grateful for soft breezes instead of gale force winds!
Planted a Honey Crisp Tree Today!
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