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2014 mid-season orchyard report
For the first time in several years the orchyard entered July with plenty of water. The trees and vines are green, the grass is green, and the garden is green (perhaps slightly too green thanks to rampant weed growth!). Unfortunately … Continue reading
Posted in Orchyard
Tagged Anthracnose, apple, blackberry, Bramley's Seedling, broccoli, brown rot, Canon Pearmain, chigger, Claygate Pearmain, codling moth, deer, Duchess of Oldenburg, fireblight, Foxwhelp, frost, garden, Golden Delicious, golden russet, grape, Kiefer, Old Fashioned Limbertwig, orange quince, Orchyard, pear, Pomme Gris, Porters Perfection, quince, radish, Red Delicious, rose, sawfly, scab, squash, St. Edmund's Pippin, sugar maple, tomato, Vandevere, water, Winter Banana
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The Rurikia 2013 Season in Review
Preparation for the 2013 season began in late 2012. Having identified the likely culprit in the attacks on young apples to be the European Apple Sawfly, the orchard area was given a dose in October 2012 of approximately 5 million … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Orchyard
Tagged apple, apple butter, Arkansas Sweet, black walnut, bok choi, broccoli, Cannon Pearmain, carrot, cherry, cider, compost, Cucumber, deer, eggplant, elderberry, English walnut, European Apple Sawfly, garden, Golden Delicious, golden russet, grapes, hazelnut, lima bean, nematode, orchard, Orchyard, pear, pepper, Porters Perfection, quince, raccoon, radish, squash, tomato, turnip, vineyard
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After the storm and final planting
Somehow the orchyard managed to escape the hailstorm with a near-miss. Neighbors on the next road up had their newly planted gardens battered beyond repair, but as far as I can tell I lost a couple of eggplants in the … Continue reading
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Tagged beet, Bramley, cherry, Cucumber, hail, okra, Orchyard, Pea, pepper, Pumpkin, raccoon, radish, squash, swiss chard, tomato, turnip, Watermelon
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The Veg Garden
I grew up eating home-grown vegetables. We had a garden, our neighbors had gardens, and it was incomprehensible to me that everyone did not have a garden. We then moved from a rural to a suburban setting and gardening focus … Continue reading
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