[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 apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
Re: [apple-crop] Honeycrisp on bud 118
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 sunr...@mwt.net 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: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net 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 apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
Re: [apple-crop] Honeycrisp on bud 118
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 hughthoma...@gmail.com 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 kol...@sbcglobal.net 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 sunr...@mwt.net 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: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net 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 apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop