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[Matthew Oller <matthewoller@yahoo.com>]

I have some pits from a beautiful late apricot from a neighbor rancher..She has more alluvial dirt than me, but I go to the creek, and dig it out.I hope the mice didn't et them. (ot) I read on two sites, that black walnut hull is okay for goats' parasites; internal an external.
   I'm excited, because a friend knows the local ''small'' goat guy. 33acres should be enough for browsing.peace,matt
  my own zone.First frost was nov. 6,could be labor day; last was april 26, could be memorial day( I listen to the old timers)
--- On Thu, 3/26/09, Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Apricots and Planting on north slope.
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 10:44 PM

That was intended to be a little tongue in cheek! 

In theory my North facing slope with a heavy windbreak to the North-west should mean that the trees are also well protected from our cold North-eastern winds.  They certainly haven't had any winter kill what so ever in their three years, but also no blossoms.

Anyone have any idea how old/what caliper apricots are when they start blooming?

Sarah
Zone 3
Edm, AB


> So I planted mine on a North slope and it seems to be
> working: my trees have been in for three years and have yet
> to bloom!
>
>
>
> Hi Sarah,
>
>
>
> Delaying the blooms for years?   Laughed out
> loud!
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>
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> Some years back I planted three apricots on a north slope
> what provided afternoon shade by larger pines south of them.
> In the summer they get sun at least half the day.
>
>
>
> It didn't seem to help. They almost always bloomed
> early enough to get frozen. Planting on a north slope is a
> good theory, but didn't seem to work for me in zone
> 5b. 
>
>
>
> Jerry
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