tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post5201310679248735923..comments2023-10-23T12:18:13.201-07:00Comments on Sicilian Sisters Grow Some Food: ThinningStefaneenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-29849061122699533422009-06-10T20:19:09.467-07:002009-06-10T20:19:09.467-07:00I haven't yet gotten the twigs to the nursery,...I haven't yet gotten the twigs to the nursery, but they aren't black, which is what they said they'd look for.<br /><br />I may have to be just as ruthless with my clippers. Yikes.<br /><br />Having a couple of other apple trees (even if they're not bearing much at all this year) does seem to take the pressure off.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-44313489031049636612009-06-10T14:48:36.359-07:002009-06-10T14:48:36.359-07:00Good for you for being so ruthless! I think I ofte...Good for you for being so ruthless! I think I often cut my espaliered trees a little slack and don't thin much, since they have less fruit than standard trees. But I should probably set out to slay a few kings.<br /><br />Did it turn out that you have fireblight?patriciahttp://www.patriciazaballos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-57642166634801031442009-06-10T10:13:57.776-07:002009-06-10T10:13:57.776-07:00Thanks, kitsap! I've done more reading and app...Thanks, kitsap! I've done more reading and apparently I should be thinning even more. Maybe if I spread it out over a few days it won't feel so painful.<br /><br />I'm already seeing some fruit drop. I just wish I "got" my fruit trees in the same way I can read most of the vegetables. Maybe over time.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-45538526800846449752009-06-09T19:53:11.255-07:002009-06-09T19:53:11.255-07:00The fruits look quite healthy and you are wise to ...The fruits look quite healthy and you are wise to do the hard chore of thinning. Often folks who do not, end up with a bunch of fruit drop anyway and lose more than if they had just thinned in the first place. Good work!kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-84790113564244304772009-06-09T19:13:43.099-07:002009-06-09T19:13:43.099-07:00Fuji on 6-branch espalier.
I think some of the va...Fuji on 6-branch espalier.<br /><br />I think some of the varieties other than Fuji are fruiting also - one of the three trees is a multi-mix, but it's the Fujis in the picture.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-76180313754747509012009-06-09T18:27:24.761-07:002009-06-09T18:27:24.761-07:00Hi there. What kind of apples are they?Hi there. What kind of apples are they?Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-25398311877630573802009-06-09T16:47:25.788-07:002009-06-09T16:47:25.788-07:00I don't know -- it was a technique invented by...I don't know -- it was a technique invented by peasant rebels?<br /><br />Guess I'll do more reading about it.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-63532287824163495202009-06-09T13:29:31.573-07:002009-06-09T13:29:31.573-07:00Why is the king the one that has to die? It seems...Why is the king the one that has to die? It seems if you removed one of the 4 above the king all three would have more growing space around them.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779866178920345344noreply@blogger.com