Carla Terry

After your tweeking of the pictures, I like the first one. It looks more appetizing than the second book.

I like the first one because people recognize it. However, on the second one if the baguettes were not on it, I think it would look better and people would enjoy that one.

I do have a new apple tree planted, but not very big yet. So I hope this may help. Thanks for all the replies.

Hoping someone can give some insight into my poor apple tree. I have only had one good crop of apples in the last 5 years. Live in central Kansas. I need to prune it as I know this could help. But this year, I only had about 4 apples on the tree even with the apple tree full of flowers.

So living where I am, we are dealing with bind weed in our garden, so not sure what to do with it. Do you think a cover crop would drown it out. I was thinking clover.

I use pool noodles around my small trees. It works well. They eventually wear out and then I replace them. I paid for regular tree protection, but these are cheaper.

Jim Fry, what is the best and easiest way to plant cuttings from elderberries. I would love to plant some more as I had some bunnies eat mine down. I have gotten some small fences to keep them from chewing on them again, once I replant.
Thanks

I have been wanting to grow a cherry tree and your ideas are great and I am going to try it. When I grew my first apple tree, I made a hole bigger than the I needed, put liquid fertilizer in and it grew great, but no apples. 2 years ago, I got lots of apples and were excited, but this year I had lots of flowers, but no apples. I realized I probably should have been watering more. I bought me some comfrey seeds and will be planting underneath the tree this spring. I also have clay soil.

I have a pear tree and another apple tree I started and thought died, but noticed some new branches coming up. I will be pruning the old growth off this week and get the new started and water this winter when needed.

I love that if I don't how to do a skill for homesteading/gardening, I know that I can come here and find someone who has done it. Love learning.