Re: [apple-crop] weather

Mid-80s here in Southern California, high-chill apples still do fine in the spring. Enjoy it while you can. Kevin Hauser Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery On Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:17:31 -0500, Arthur Kelly wrote: > Should I be worried about this weather? Not that there's

Re: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

Warmer light enhances reds, yellows, and oranges, so the cool white fluorescents can make it tough. The easiest way may be to install a solatube skylight http://www.solatube.com or for the budget-minded, a liter of light https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Fpsw_yYPg But with shortening day

Re: [apple-crop] The joys of thinning

Low-chill climate didn't help us with the thinning any this year; despite an almost tropical winter, I still ended up with snowball blooms and annoying grape cluster-like applets that take forever to hand-thin before they snap the branches off. Kevin Hauser On Sun, 31 May 2015 15:30:08 -0400,

Re: [apple-crop] arctic apples

As a nurseryman with a stake in East Africa, I find the discussion fascinating. Here GMO is being used to slightly modify a cosmetic flaw in an apple for marketing purposes; where I work with in Uganda, it is being used to give resistance to plantain bananas to a devistating disease that is

Re: [apple-crop] Narrow Tall Spindle Layout

I concur with Dennis' evaluation of Dr. Robinson's videos; this system has forced even stubborn high-chill varieties to transition from vegetative mode to fruiting mode in hot climates and the tropics. I wanted to address Matthew's desire to keep the trees around 6' tall. This sounds like it

Re: [apple-crop] apple as art

I actually think he'll have better results putting the clock parts in an incubator. 4,000-year-old strain? I know a much, much easier way to get access to the Tree of Life. Kevin Hauser Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery On Tue, 13 May 2014 22:48:53 -0400, David Doud david_d...@me.com wrote: I

Re: [apple-crop] Southwest Injury

Greg; We get the same damage here in Southern California, but from sunburn, not Southwest Injury. But the damage is the same, dead cambium layer and sunken bark. Besides robbing vigor from the tree, here it also attracts borers who take advantage of the tree's inability to sap out the maggot,

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

Hi Art; Are you talking about total length of a row, or length between support posts? Kevin Hauser Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery Riverside, CA On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:23:45 -0500, Arthur Kelly kellyorcha...@gmail.com wrote: What is the longest length of trellis for tall spindle apple planting that

Re: [apple-crop] Red apples

The good news is that yes, there is a whole line of red-fleshed apples with a range of tastes and growth habits that are also scab-resistant. They are bred by Marcus Kobelt at Lubera in Switzerland http://www.lubera.co.uk/luberacouk/redlove.html The bad news is that they are not available in the

Re: [apple-crop] Rotten to the Core: What pick-your-own apple orchards tell us about the American economy.

Fruit cruelty! How can you purpously stunt your tree's growth like that? And making the fruit so easy to reach only encourages excess consumption. If you had any goodness in you at all you would plant the trees on seedling rootstock so that the big trees would keep the fruit out of reach of the

Re: [apple-crop] Painting Trees

I've been using 1/3 paint, 1/3 water, 1/3 all-purpose drywall joint compound; this is still thin enough to brush on, but makes a pretty good crust. I had Gripper white primer left over (Home Depot) and have been using it, despite dire warnings about not using exterior paint. If it works again

Re: [apple-crop] Painting Trees

Well the good news is that we're gloriously free from Dogwood borer and round-headed borer. But per union contract we have the Pacific Flathead borer. The main ingredient for the drywall mud is gypsum, but may act as you specified. It's cheap and available everywhere, and much more effective

Re: [apple-crop] Painting trees

It used to be said exterior paint had harmful chemicals that could harm your tree, but EPA is so strict now that it's no worry: use whatever is in the garage. Kevin Hauser n Tue, 6 Mar 2012 12:01:17 -0800, Tommie van de Kamp pvdkf...@wvi.com wrote: Just to clarify, is it best to use diluted