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Stephen B. Thomas wrote:
Derek Thille wrote: The bread looks tasty...looks like I may need to make an excuse to get back before you tire of this....
I think I have that bread recipe dialed-in, and it's unlikely I'll be stopping anytime soon. The rest of the team seems pretty happy with what I've been able to make. I just want to add that in the cooler months, I'll be making bread bowls for Soupy Tuesday evening meals.
Derek Thille wrote:
G C Childers wrote:As far as the distance between apple trees, you would want at least 300 feet for wind. Note that bees and hummingbirds often travel 2 miles, and hummingbirds can travel up to 20 miles, although this is rare. Under 2 miles you would still have some failure likely. You would not be able to use triploid apples, as they are sterile. My list of triploid apples is above, and they have many advantages. As for making your own variety using pollen, you can study Israeli tomato breeding and chestnut breeding. Israelis use an electric toothbrush in hoop houses. Chestnut breeders use a horsehair brush (from memory), and they cap off the flower for weeks.]
I took an online course with Stefan Sobkowiak - he suggested that another apple should be within 300 m for pollination. With that information, for planting an apple at the city house, I used Google Earth Pro to create a circle of 300 m radius and made a point of looking for apple trees when walking the dog in the area. The attachment is the result. I did note other apples further afield and these were only noted from the sidewalk so there may be some in back yards that I didn't see. Observe and interact is a permaculture practice.
Brett Crawford wrote:Hey Derek I just had a thought about your Arctic Kiwi > as I said, Ron Paul's gave me two males instead of two females. Maybe you got two of the same sex, so no fruit as they are dioecious. The male's leaves become very variegated if exposed to the sun (very pink around the edges) and are often bought for that ornamental value. The females may be variegated as well, but to a lesser extent. So if both your plants looked the same, that is why it never fruited. You can also tell if they are different by the flowers being either male or female. Also, they not only don't mind shade, they prefer if a good amount of the day is in partial to full shade, requiring 6 or less hours of sun. If buying, be careful, some (like T&T) advertise Arctic Kiwi, but are actually selling Hardy kiwi. Not the same and not nearly as hardy. Shop by the Latin name Actinidia kolomikta. T&T sells Actinidia arguta.
