Allen, I have silt loam, holds a little more water a little longer, but the one 118 I have here on our property is doing very well. What is your opinion on the "sandy loam" angle, faster drainage?
On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 8:04 PM, David Kollas <[email protected]> wrote: > Allen Teach: > > The letter from Kevin Versnyder does not appear in my inbox, but in your > included reference it makes me ask this question: > Does someone have information that Geneva 202 influences fruit size, or > produces bud-union failures? > > David Kollas > Kollas Orchard, Connecticut > > > On Jun 1, 2014, at 10:20 PM, Allen Teach - Sunrise Orchard < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > In late March 2009 I saw amazing block of Honeycrisp on B118 very close > to Gebber's pack house in WA. The rows were 8' apart but I do not remember > the other spacing. I would like to see the block now but at the time it > was very impressive. > > > > Allen Teach > > Gays Mills, WI > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Versnyder > > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 8:35 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [apple-crop] Honeycrisp on bud 118 > > > > Hugh, I have some honeys on bud 118 at 4 ft apart and it's working well. > I have sandy loam soil so that's the only reason it's working. Return bloom > hasn't been spectacular so I really think more dwarfing stocks are the way > to go or maybe simply blossom thinning would be the answer? This year I put > them in on g202 so hopefully the smaller apple it produces will help with > bitter pit. We did lose 51 trees to bud union failure before we even got > them out of the box. It sounds like g41 offers the best return bloom > similar to g30 which is the best I've seen. > > > > Kevin J. VerSnyder > > _______________________________________________ > > apple-crop mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > > > _______________________________________________ > > apple-crop mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >
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