tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post8759691638850453011..comments2023-10-30T06:29:50.164-04:00Comments on ❖How My Garden Grows❖: New Arrivals......Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-52262260291085289822010-04-18T23:58:39.598-04:002010-04-18T23:58:39.598-04:00I have heard apples can be a real challenge, espec...I have heard apples can be a real challenge, especially in the East. Never grown or cared for one but would love to have an orchard some day. To answer you question about my tunnel I did build it. I did a post on how I built it here: http://veggiegardenblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-i-built-my-poly-tunnel-finally.htmlDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-35582318841929900142010-04-18T09:05:36.691-04:002010-04-18T09:05:36.691-04:00I ended up burning all of my plants when I sprayed...I ended up burning all of my plants when I sprayed them with the organicide. I'm sure I got the measurements right too but I think the problem was that they hadn't hardened off yet. <br /><br />The rhubard crown looks huge! Will you still have to wait a year before harvesting?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-5335026070804110072010-04-16T06:48:43.646-04:002010-04-16T06:48:43.646-04:00Michelle- They relied on other chemicals, turpenti...Michelle- They relied on other chemicals, turpentine, tobacco etc. from what I have read. But the biggest factor is that apples were once relied on for cider only, not for eating when people first came to this country.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-87317939094036164862010-04-15T19:19:27.247-04:002010-04-15T19:19:27.247-04:00Lots of good stuff! I wonder how they dealt with a...Lots of good stuff! I wonder how they dealt with apple pests before we had poisons? Any ideas?Michelle @ Give a Girl a Fighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020971191511530538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-79725346812917741542010-04-15T18:49:28.221-04:002010-04-15T18:49:28.221-04:00You are right, that spray is stinky stuff! I will...You are right, that spray is stinky stuff! I will be doing mine this weekend. I didn't have blooms last year but I've got them like crazy this year and I want to do whatever I have to so I can photograph actual apples, lol!!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.com