My granny smith tree was planted last year. We pulled all the apples off to give it a chance to establish the roots. This year it started to make SO many apples… I was excited. But the second son went out and pulled them all off… he feels that we should let the trees have two years to REALLY get established.
I’m torn. I applaud his far sightedness but I was really looking forward to eating our own apples this year. (I have a Ballerina apple on the other side of the yard that we planted on the same day… I think it has a couple of apples on it… sssshhh!)
Congratulations on your first apple Hope it is the first of many.
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don’t try and hump it
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OK Smithy, will keep that in mind ๐
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Great post!
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And thank you for stopping by Michel.
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My granny smith tree was planted last year. We pulled all the apples off to give it a chance to establish the roots. This year it started to make SO many apples… I was excited. But the second son went out and pulled them all off… he feels that we should let the trees have two years to REALLY get established.
I’m torn. I applaud his far sightedness but I was really looking forward to eating our own apples this year. (I have a Ballerina apple on the other side of the yard that we planted on the same day… I think it has a couple of apples on it… sssshhh!)
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Ahh yes the joy of children. Let’s hope he is satisfied with the plants health next year!
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Now if you can only teach your son to thin the fruit instead of taking it all off you will be in good shape. ๐
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8301.html
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Great link Jason, cheers.
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How old was the Gala when you put it in the ground?
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Hi Jason. I think it was a 2 year old that I bought from Yalca, and at the time was no more than a 2 foot stick.
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