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Originally Posted by milt
I don't know anything about cherry trees. Aren't they supposed to freeze in order to produce?
Anyway, love the yard with no grass. I'm getting there little by little.
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there was some "days below 45*" requirement on the tags but nothing i don't think can be met here a valley over from the coast. i am actually in sunnyvale where it used to be just about all cherry orchards, the olsen farm. in fact up until about 5 years ago (heart of the real estate boom) there were still about 20 acres of cherry orchards in the middle of town, right off the el camino. now only about 3 or 4 remain adjacent to a city park, the other 15 is apartments & condos now. sad really.
the nectarine is solo but has produced fruit the last couple years. problem there is the fruit is very small and has tainted skin. there is like brown, rough patches on them. i just eat around them i will try to post some pics later today when i return home to see if you guys have a take on that.
the shots were taken just after adding the redwood compost & i have spead it better since getting it off the stock all together. there is a 5-6" deep basin around each tree & vine so the base of the stock actually shows a few spindly roots at surface per the western gardening book direction.
if like the grapes, the one you see is second generation from the originals out front on a fence it will take me a few seasons to dial my crops in.
yeah milt, aint no sense in a lawn out back with the dog doin his business out there on it. just keep the weeds down with round up and close the windows on windy days as to not dust up the house
thanks for the time in pointing out me with some pointers.
t