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apple question ......
Steve wrote:
Kate wrote: I live in south Texas and would love to grow some graventastein apples. Could any of you tell me if its possible in the part of the country ? I have been here en years and have never seen nor heard about any grown here. Would love to have them growing in my back yard. Thank you kindly, kate I'm a looooong way from south Texas so I have no first hand experience with growing there. I do know that most apples require a prolonged time of cold weather to do well. They need the cold to go dormant but they also need a certain number of hours (days) of cold weather so they know when to wake back up. Apples grown where it stays too warm don't go dormant properly and then they try to stay dormant, finally starting to grow with one branch leafing back out but others not yet. Each variety of apple has it's own requirement for chill time. There are a few low chill varieties that can do well pretty far into the south. Maybe some southern apple grower will offer some advice on which ones are worth trying. Steve in the Adirondacks of northern NY Thank you Steve, I was afraid I'd hear that. Oh well, I guess I will have to be happy with my oranges, lemons, figs, papaya and tangerines. All new to me . I am also, from the north. An apple would make a fine salad though. Can't have everything. I would love to grow some nuts. Maybe I'll settle for that next. I haven't heard of anyone growing apples around here. The reason I decided to check with you good folk. many thanks, Kate |
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