Re: Apple-Crop: Re: BEES COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER

2007-05-28 Thread SCOTINO123
Frankenbees, why not bumblebees? almost no bees except for the bumble var here, with spectacular bloom period. over croped elstars taking a year off. spigold , ashy bearer here, had huge bloom and good set. keepsake overcropped last year and shy this year. trees still getting pollenated

Re: Apple-Crop: Cameo - Ambrosia

2007-05-14 Thread SCOTINO123
I tried ambrosia which was being grown at UNH Farm in NH I held a tasting and ambrosia came out on top! As I understand it the nursery in BC that dev'd ambrosia took back the rights to this variety, wood not available on this patented var. I prefer holstein( a cox oranfe pippin sib) that gets

Re: Apple-Crop: Off subject query

2007-01-09 Thread SCOTINO123
I planted doyles thorness blkbry are was disappointed in it. fruit not too sweet or as plentiful as advertised. i would use triple crown instead