So I had to go to the home page to read it. Why?? Was it an attachment to the group? Can't think a post like this would have been an attachment.
I think that was the ultimate answer. Now you can get real information from a local expert.<br> <br> I was thinking, as I read your earlier posts, that if you are ordering
peach trees and expecting them to live, then your choice of pear varieties isn't all that limited. I have 2 pear trees in my yard and have grafted a few other cultivars on side branches to try them out. I wouldn't really consider trying a peach here. We usually get at least
30 below zero and have gone to 40 below some years. Last winter, -34 on February 29th. <br> <br> Steve in the Adirondacks (zone 4 by the map, zone 3 by the thermometer) <br>
But anyway, Steve, I was speechless to find baby peaches on my tree this summer! First time ever. I'm at war with the bunnies but my trees ARE dwarf! We had a freeze again last spring. Winter is typically 30 below and wind out of the NW. I didn't get any other fruit besides strawberries. Oh, yeah, and we had the flood. For the past 2 years we've had alternating 40 degrees followed two days later by below zero. My trees suffered. I was thinking I would put the hoses out in April and turn them on until September next year. I'm on an acreage so my cost would only be the well pump running.
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