Guess what's cooking?

[wildwose]

The weather is crisp and the there is a serious bite in the air. The leaves are passed the glorious stage and moving on to leather brown and rich golds. And the apple tree is finally all harvested.

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[wildwose]

Just to clarify, we didn't plant that tree, it was here when we moved in. However, I have planted several orchards and seen several to a harvest, which is usually 3-5 years from planting depending on the type of tree, age at planting, etc. Its a long wait for a special harvest but worth it. It takes alot of knowledge to properly care for fruiting trees, more than any a vegetable garden, mostly in pruning properly and identification of diseases and pest, but once you do the maintenance its sit back and watch 'em ripen time. Don't be afraid, its hard work, but you CAN learn from books and doing. When I teach Organic Gardening, which I have done in several settings both privately and publicly, I recommend the best general intro book out there, Lets Get Growing: A Dirt Under the Nails Primer, by Crow Miller. It looks and reads like a middle school text book, which is what I love about it. After years of experience in commercial operations I still use these as a reference.

On another note, congratulations on the house. I read the entry and never commented.

[wilhelmina_d]

Thank you for the book recommendation and the congratulations!