Keven, I meant to address my last email to you. I have silt loam, holds a little more water a little longer than sandy loam, 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 8:27 PM, Hugh Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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