permaculture

["Lisa Rollens" <rollens@fidnet.com>]

Hey Roxann,

I probably planted the hazelnuts in too much shade.  I put them near the 
house so I could beat the wild animals to them!  Since I planted them tho, I 
discovered a large patch of them at the top of one of my hills out in the 
full sun.  It's been so terribly dry for the last 2 years that I didn't see 
many nuts.  and this year, of course, the Easter week freeze that ruined 
everything.  The main thing I noticed was that the plants were fine in spite 
of the droughts and even being on top of a rocky hill and in the full sun. 
I may move the ones I planted to a sunnier site in the yard as soon as I 
finish digging out the Bermuda grass.  They will probably grow better with a 
little more water, too!!

Lisa


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "roxann" <roxann@ancientearthwisdom.com>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] hazelnuts make good gruel


lisa, i have some hazels of some sort - have never seen flowers or fruit on 
them, but am judging by the leaf and form of the tree. they're way out on 
the west side of the mountain and i don't get out there often enough to keep 
track. i've heard that in the wild the animals will eat the nuts faster than 
you can find them, so maybe that's what's happening to them? i want to plant 
some closer to my house so i can get to them before the squirrels, if that's 
what eats them. someone from central ar gave me some bushes, but last year's 
drought killed them for me. i didn't have them planted out, though, and i'm 
hoping they will do better in the ground than they did in the pots. i think 
they like to be near water, so i will plant them along my creek or pond. are 
the ones you planted not making nuts either?

roxann, nw ar