Hello Dear, How is everything with you,I picked interest on you after going through your short profile,I have something very vital to disclose to you,but I found it difficult to express myself here,since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on(brunoserra@outlook.fr)for the full details. Have a nice day. thanks Bruno Serra.
Pink Lady apple on M111 with 3 grafts 15 gal--Planted last year around May. Regular water schedule, once every week. Did well over summer. The grafts looked good---Fuji, Gala, Sundowner. Went to sleep in Winter by dropping its leaves. Then over the winter I noticed tips starting to turn darker some even going black. In testing the branches by breaking them, they just snap off like dried dead wood. Bought from RSI Growers. Owner said is first one he has heard that died other than a dog getting another one. He thought it might be blight but the black parts were not soft and no sawdust in wood. I continued to cut the tree down to the graft in the trunk and found nothing green whatsoever. He didn't think it was blight and doesn't know what may have killed it especially since it was in an inactive growing period. My watering schedule was basically on a citrus watering schedule. Once a week in the summer and cutting back to once a month in winter. I have nice sized basins around the trees and would fill the wells completely full. Any ideas?
I noticed past posts from you saying that pink lady does struggle in our soils even on M111. I love pink lady apple flavor but wondering if I should grow a base tree of another kind like you have--Fuji, or Gala and then graft pink lady to it. I am not a fan of the soft mushy type green, yellow apples
Andrew you mentioned there are 2 nurseries here in Phoenix that grow fruit trees locally. Who are they? I wish to contact them for possible employment. Do you know of any greenhouse or hydroponic operations looking for employees?
Welcome to the Valley Permaculture Alliance, a local 501C3 non-profit education organization that offers classes, training, activities, tours, events and demonstrations on various aspects of sustainable living around the Greater Phoenix Valley. You can read more about the VPA on the ‘About Us’ page, and explore the many groups and resources this Ning “social networking site” has to offer, as well as customize your own Profile Page and connect with new like-minded friends.
We encourage you to browse the discussions, blogs, videos, comments to get a feel for our incredibly resourceful community, and to share your interests as well. There are many volunteer opportunities to assist with classes and events, so please let me know if you are interested in helping out when available.
We offer a variety of classes to our members on a donation basis (usually $10 to $25) that goes toward venue hard-costs, also to our experienced and knowledgeable instructors, as well as to support the non-profit in providing quality education for improving our health, our communities and environment. See what classes you may be interested in attending atwww.phoenixpermaculture.org/events - and feel free to contact us with any questions.
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Always pruning.
Interested in growing tropical fruit as well as traditional "American" stonefruit.
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Hello Dear,
How is everything with you,I picked interest on you after going through your short profile,I have something very vital to disclose to you,but I found it difficult to express myself here,since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on(brunoserra@outlook.fr)for the full details.
Have a nice day.
thanks
Bruno Serra.
What do you think about the sundowner variety on M7?
Pink Lady apple on M111 with 3 grafts 15 gal--Planted last year around May. Regular water schedule, once every week. Did well over summer. The grafts looked good---Fuji, Gala, Sundowner. Went to sleep in Winter by dropping its leaves. Then over the winter I noticed tips starting to turn darker some even going black. In testing the branches by breaking them, they just snap off like dried dead wood. Bought from RSI Growers. Owner said is first one he has heard that died other than a dog getting another one. He thought it might be blight but the black parts were not soft and no sawdust in wood. I continued to cut the tree down to the graft in the trunk and found nothing green whatsoever. He didn't think it was blight and doesn't know what may have killed it especially since it was in an inactive growing period. My watering schedule was basically on a citrus watering schedule. Once a week in the summer and cutting back to once a month in winter. I have nice sized basins around the trees and would fill the wells completely full. Any ideas?
I noticed past posts from you saying that pink lady does struggle in our soils even on M111. I love pink lady apple flavor but wondering if I should grow a base tree of another kind like you have--Fuji, or Gala and then graft pink lady to it. I am not a fan of the soft mushy type green, yellow apples
Andrew you mentioned there are 2 nurseries here in Phoenix that grow fruit trees locally. Who are they? I wish to contact them for possible employment. Do you know of any greenhouse or hydroponic operations looking for employees?
Welcome to the Valley Permaculture Alliance, a local 501C3 non-profit education organization that offers classes, training, activities, tours, events and demonstrations on various aspects of sustainable living around the Greater Phoenix Valley. You can read more about the VPA on the ‘About Us’ page, and explore the many groups and resources this Ning “social networking site” has to offer, as well as customize your own Profile Page and connect with new like-minded friends.
We encourage you to browse the discussions, blogs, videos, comments to get a feel for our incredibly resourceful community, and to share your interests as well. There are many volunteer opportunities to assist with classes and events, so please let me know if you are interested in helping out when available.
We offer a variety of classes to our members on a donation basis (usually $10 to $25) that goes toward venue hard-costs, also to our experienced and knowledgeable instructors, as well as to support the non-profit in providing quality education for improving our health, our communities and environment. See what classes you may be interested in attending atwww.phoenixpermaculture.org/events - and feel free to contact us with any questions.
VPA