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  • From: John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] spring clean-up
  • Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 04:23:01 -0700 (PDT)

Ginda,  What variety of C. mas are you growing?  Do you have another type for a pollinator?



--- On Sun, 3/29/09, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:

From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
Subject: [NAFEX] spring clean-up
To: "NAFEX Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 11:40 PM

I pruned my grape vine.  Just in time - it seems it had gotten all 
tangled in the apricot tree, and the apricot buds have already begun 
to swell.  And some of the apricot branches show minor damage from the 
grape tendrils.  I think I'll discourage it from growing into the 
apricot altogether this year, and I'm glad I got it out this spring.

The cornus mas buds are large, and will open with another day or two 
of warm weather.  I got one fruit the year before last.  I'm hopeful 
of a little fruit this year.  (I liked the one fruit I got.)

My dad, who nearly died last year, and has been slowly regaining his 
health, was strong enough to plant tomatoes in his basement 
yesterday.  I'll bum some seedlings off of him when the time comes, 
but I'm just tickled pink that he was able to do it at all.

My currant appears to still be alive.  At least, I'm hopeful I haven't 
lost it to mystery blight yet.  If anyone knows what causes decline in 
red currants, and better yet, if anyone knows a treatment, please let 
me know.

The blueberries have a nice crop of buds.  I guess I'd better get some 
new netting in the hopes of getting fruit this year.  The raspberries 
are still very dormant.

The new blueberries and raspberries that I put in on the edge of the 
property seem to have been extensively prunes by the deer over the 
winter.  Drat.

There are other, non-fruit, signs of life in my garden, but I think 
I'll stick to fruit news for today.

all the best,


Ginda Fisher
Eastern MA, zone 6




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