Thanks for the tip. We'll have to see how it goes because we will not be spraying any pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or other "icides" on this property. Assuming the grafts take, we may find that was the wrong genetics for our situation in which case we'll keep trying new things. On the other hand, I think a lot of what we internalize as "The way things are" is based on a limited set of factors and we may be pleasantly surprised what we're able to produce with holistic management and a healthy population of predatory insects.
This grafting endeavor looks interesting, It'll be fun to see the results. I like watching the flock move to new grass.
Me too!
Love the video. I hope to do this someday as we have many wild apple trees on our property. I have also grown apple trees from seed. Cheap and easy.
Nice, bringing new varieties into the world! Hope you get some good ones.
Joe. Honey crisp is one of most challenging trees to maintain due to disease. Requires spraying
Thanks for the tip. We'll have to see how it goes because we will not be spraying any pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or other "icides" on this property. Assuming the grafts take, we may find that was the wrong genetics for our situation in which case we'll keep trying new things. On the other hand, I think a lot of what we internalize as "The way things are" is based on a limited set of factors and we may be pleasantly surprised what we're able to produce with holistic management and a healthy population of predatory insects.
I haven't done the wax but I wonder if a small brush would be easier for the application process.
That's a good thought, we'll try that next time.
Have any of the grafts taken?
No, unfortunately none of the grafts survived. Not sure what went wrong but we'll keep trying.