Tony Baker

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whilst juicing some apples a couple of years ago, we got lazy and left a pile of pomace lying in the garden. The next year about 20 small seedlings appeared. I planted up most of them planning to graft over them with organic cultivars.Apples are probably the easiest trees to graft so I ended up with quite a few different ones, getting budwood from friends gardens and our local park. In 3 years, I had fruit forming which I took off to help the trees establish. I have read that it is better to use a vigorous rootstock and control the vigour by summer pruning and keeping the tree to no more tan your own height. All in all, this has worked out very well.I guess I should have taken a gamble with a couple of seedlings and let them grow without grafting, but I know the chances are slim, plenty of roadside trees that produce awful small fruit!
4 years ago
having been in a similar position, ie "lost" a job, I feel for you lots Jen. Unemployment is a robber of personality, efficiency and just about everything else you care to mention. No wonder you are having trouble getting things done. I would suggest, rather than making list after list, that you do everything you can to get back into work, even if it is voluntary stuff. Once you are back in the groove, you will find you suddenly can achieve a lot more in less time than before. Once you are up and running, prioritize task by the season as time waits for no one and you can't buy it. I think everyone has tasks they like to do and those they don't, so they dodge from one job to another, this is normal. Also there are tasks that you are not sure you can do well, so you put them off, and thanks for UTube, most things can be learned online. I generally tend to try and think "what's the worst thing that can happen?" and work around it.
Get stuck into that job search and everything else will fall into place.
Sincere best wishes, hope it all comes right for you.
4 years ago
given the age of the machine, it's most likely a small leak in the rubber hose to or from the pump. You should be able to take the back panel off to check. Look here
4 years ago