Re: [apple-crop] Thank you "Mister Liberty"!

2014-10-05 Thread Jon Clements
Couldn't agree with you more Claude, that's why they call me 'Mr Liberty!' http://www.virtualorchard.net/mrliberty/default.html I will say, however, I have fruited 'Modi' for the first time this year. It is a Liberty X Gala cross from Italy, and clubbed over there, where it is being touted as "Ec

[apple-crop] Thank you "Mister Liberty"!

2014-10-05 Thread Claude Jolicoeur
Yesterday, I was picking my Liberty apples and had a good thought for Jon Clements, as I really think this is a great apple! This year is a light crop year for almost all my varieties, some setting nothing and others at 10 to 25% of a normal crop. Nevertheless, my Liberties managed to yield an

[apple-crop] Honeycrisp A+

2014-10-05 Thread Jon Clements
Lest anyone else think they have the market for crackpots fully covered, we have it at least partially covered here in Massachusetts: http://turtleboysports.com/2014/09/22/local-dad-flips-out-because-of-offensive-sign-at-northborough-apple-picking-farm-that-implies-that-dads-are-fun-people/ http: