Ontario Fruit Explorers

["Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Biz,

 

Hi,

 

I am curious if my scion selection passes muster? (ie: diameter size and number of available buds, quality of buds, etc.)

 

I am anxious to meet up with you and swap the various things we have for each other.

 

I will be potting up the apple seedlings you have for me into large pots.  The plan at the farm orchard is to rearrange things, take down the standard trees, and add more dwarfs, but farmers, like rural Italians move at a glacial pace.  Ha, ha, ha!  For some reason spring planting and tractor repairs take priority.  What are they thinking?  Ha, ha, ha!

 

Later,

Tom

 

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From: labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Biz Storms
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 8:57 AM
To: 'Ontario Fruit Explorers'
Subject: Re: [OFEX] FW: [NAFEX] bunnies & rootstock

 

Hi Bert,

 

Glad to know about the Scoot – I’ll certainly give it a try. When it comes to bunny recipes, I was hoping for something more in the line of : preheat over to 375, baste with a mixture of olive oil, salt, Dijon mustard ….   ;-)

 

And,

 

Thanks for the scions and seeds Tom, they arrived yesterday safe and sound. I also received a few whips from Salt Spring Island – Harry Burton’s operation. Bill’s Red Flesh, Milo Gibson, Crimson Spire (?) and a sport of Pound Sweet, all are ready to be planted. For anyone out of the city, is your ground thawed or still frozen? I’d love to plant these babies tomorrow, but I can’t go by the ground in the city which is one and a half zones warmer.

 

Re: rootstock – I have succumbed to the urging of a west coast apple buddy and am now selling rootstock. I have M.26, M.111 and M.9 coming in next week. I have started really small – so quantities are limited. If anyone wants some, let me know. I’m charging $2 per piece, plus handling and shipping. I’m waiving the “handling” charge to our local historical apple group and will also do the same for the ofex members. Postage will be charged at cost. If anyone buys a bundle of 50 pieces, the costs drop to $1 a piece since I don’t have to break open and then re-package the bundle. For ofex and Creemore Historical Apple Society – it’s essentially just covering the costs.

 

I’m off to a fund-raising Ergathon – where each team rows 40 km. I’m down for 10 km, but you only row for 2 km at a time, then switch to another team member. This should help to build up my planting muscles.

 

Cheers, and a great weekend to everyone.

Bizmark.

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of bert dunn
Sent: March 29, 2007 6:53 PM
To: Ontario Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [OFEX] FW: [NAFEX] grafting questions - continued.

 

Best bunny recipe I know is "Scoot". Easy to apply in fall, reasonable in place, brer rabbit does not like the taste.       Cheers            Bert

 

 

 

Know any good bunny recipes!  ( Those &*^%$)^#  rascally rabbits went down the length of the first trellis wire, and chomped their way through a year’s worth of growth on 95 trees. Just like eating a row of kernels on corn on the cob! )

 

Cheers, Bizmark.