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My apples rotted (i ate them anyway) (opens the original)
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This isn’t how I expected this apple harvest to go.The apples on my tree are rotting on the branch. They’re spotted, and deformed. The tree lost about half its leaves before the end of September. That shouldn’t be happening yet. The remaining leaves are crisping up. It’s pretty sad<div c
Neglect the garden for the greater good? (opens the original)
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Two things this week. The first is non-negotiable and time sensitive and I need you to do it before you keep reading: plant your hardneck garlic.I know. You might be thinking it is too late or too cold or you missed the window. You probably did not. Garlic needs to go in the ground before it freezes solid, and it needs about two months of cold temperatures to vernalize, which is the process that allows it to grow correctly in spring. If you are in a similar zone to me, you likely have until Nove
I'm gambling on my garden's survival. (opens the original)
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The last big garden harvest is a decision, not a date. People wait for frost to tell them harvest is over, but this is wrong. You decide it, based on what the plant can still finish. Frost is information. It is not a timer.So what can we salvage? What is worth risking and leaving until the last possible moment? Let me go through what I actually think about when I am standing in the garden in October trying to figure out what to do.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images
The Best Fruit Tree Varieties I’ve Grown (opens the original)
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Note: I’m an affiliate of Stark Bros, which means I earn a commission when people order through my link. I’m noting this because transparency about affiliate relationships matters to me, and I want anything I say about these trees to be read in that context.With that said: My family and I have planted trees from Stark Bros for years before I became an affiliate, and I’ve continued ordering because the quality of their stock and the depth of their variety selectio
I’m copy/pasting my garden (opens the original)
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Propagation sounds technical, but it’s really not. It is just taking a piece of a plant you already have and convincing it to become its own plant. You end up with more plants for free, which is a good argument on its own, but the reason I am bringing it up now specifically is that winter is coming and certain plants you love are not going to survive it in your garden. Taking cuttings now is how you carry them forward.How you propagate depends entirely on the plant, and I do not want to pretend
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