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edibles to plant?
I am researching edibles to plant this fall for my community garden near
Chapel Hill. We have an established heirloom apple orchard but need to plant plums, cherries, pears, possibly peaches, and ??? Pecans and chestnuts are on our list, as well as figs and berries. I'm having a hard time figuring out which varieties will be best in this area, especially considering that these plant will be organic. What has worked for other local gardeners? And, is there an affordable local source for plants? Thanks for any wisdom, Hannah -- |
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Luna wrote: I am researching edibles to plant this fall for my community garden near Chapel Hill. We have an established heirloom apple orchard but need to plant plums, cherries, pears, possibly peaches, and ??? Pecans and chestnuts are on our list, as well as figs and berries. Are you mostly interested in fruit? The NC State Cooperative Extension Service has a few publications giving recommended varieties and growing guidelines for North Carolina: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/ag28.html http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/h...uit-index.html http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/h...uit-index.html I have two types of figs (brown turkey and celeste). Both do well here, but a cold winter or spring can hurt them. A cold snap after some warmer weather this spring prevented any fruiting this year, but the trees are otherwise healthy. Our blueberries did great this year, really enjoying the cold wet spring, but I am not sure of the varieties since they were planted by the previous owners of the property. I have a damsom plum and d'anjou pear which are doing well and a seckel pear which is doing OK, but all are still too young to produce fruit yet. We also have a peach tree (variety unknown), but it is not very healthy and is bothered by insects. Peaches can also be very sensitive to the weather. Everthing is by organic methods which works well for everything except the peach (which I am considering taking down and replacing with something else). -- Steve |
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Are you mostly interested in fruit? The NC State Cooperative Extension Service has a few publications giving recommended varieties and growing guidelines for North Carolina: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/ag28.html http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/h...uit-index.html http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/h...uit-index.html snip Thanks for the info, Steve. I am looking mostly for fruits. We already have a large apple orchard, so I am mainly looking for hardy varieties of pear, plum, cherry . . and anything else that might do well. I just had my first fresh figs of the year off a neighbor's plant - mmm! I can't wait till our garden is growing out at the farm. Thanks for your suggestions! Hannah |
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"Luna" wrote in message nk.net... | | Are you mostly interested in fruit? The NC State Cooperative Extension | Service has a few publications giving recommended varieties and growing | guidelines for North Carolina: | | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/ag28.html | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/h...uit-index.html | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/h...uit-index.html | | snip | | Thanks for the info, Steve. I am looking mostly for fruits. We already | have a large apple orchard, so I am mainly looking for hardy varieties of | pear, plum, cherry . . and anything else that might do well. | I just had my first fresh figs of the year off a neighbor's plant - mmm! I | can't wait till our garden is growing out at the farm. | Thanks for your suggestions! | Hannah I absolutely second the recommendation for blueberries! I have 2 plants of 2 different kinds and have had fruit continuously since July (2 plants produced early, 2 later). Blueberries have a very low "hassle-factor" in that you plant them in a sunny spot, cover them with fabric netting (NOT bird netting!) after they set and let 'em rip! I've picked about a quart of berries every other day. WONDERFUL. Raleighgirl | |
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On 2005-08-17, Raleighgirl wrote:
"Luna" wrote in message nk.net... | | Are you mostly interested in fruit? The NC State Cooperative Extension | Service has a few publications giving recommended varieties and growing | guidelines for North Carolina: | | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/ag28.html | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/h...uit-index.html | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/h...uit-index.html | | snip | | Thanks for the info, Steve. I am looking mostly for fruits. We already | have a large apple orchard, so I am mainly looking for hardy varieties of | pear, plum, cherry . . and anything else that might do well. | I just had my first fresh figs of the year off a neighbor's plant - mmm! I | can't wait till our garden is growing out at the farm. | Thanks for your suggestions! | Hannah I absolutely second the recommendation for blueberries! I have 2 plants of 2 different kinds and have had fruit continuously since July (2 plants produced early, 2 later). Blueberries have a very low "hassle-factor" in that you plant them in a sunny spot, cover them with fabric netting (NOT bird netting!) after they set and let 'em rip! I've picked about a quart of berries every other day. WONDERFUL. Raleighgirl | What is fabric netting versus bird netting? I tried a net years ago and quit after I found a bird's leg caught in it. Granted I did not have it stretched taunt but loose and folded at the bottom. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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wrote in message . .. | What is fabric netting versus bird netting? I tried a net years ago and | quit after I found a bird's leg caught in it. Granted I did not have it | stretched taunt but loose and folded at the bottom. O yea, after finding carcasses in the bird netting, I abandoned that idea years ago. I don't sew so this is the best I can do Wes: Someone said it's tool (phonetic, can't figure out how it's spelled!) like for under flouncy skirts. It's available at any fabric store, in a wide range of colors, for $1. per yard. The holes are very, very small but the blueberry bushes don't mind. The content is definitely synethetic. Raleighgirl | -- | Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. | | is a garbage address. |
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On 2005-08-17, Raleighgirl wrote:
wrote in message . .. | What is fabric netting versus bird netting? I tried a net years ago and | quit after I found a bird's leg caught in it. Granted I did not have it | stretched taunt but loose and folded at the bottom. O yea, after finding carcasses in the bird netting, I abandoned that idea years ago. I don't sew so this is the best I can do Wes: Someone said it's tool (phonetic, can't figure out how it's spelled!) like for under flouncy skirts. It's available at any Tulle? http://www.papermart.com/wedding_wel...act&GOKEY=tule I think if I put it on a frame and stretched it tight that I would not have a bird trap. Especially the smallest netting I have seen. Alas that takes time. IT looks like what you describe. I think some people call it nylon net. fabric store, in a wide range of colors, for $1. per yard. The holes are very, very small but the blueberry bushes don't mind. The content is definitely synethetic. Raleighgirl | -- | Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. | | is a garbage address. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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wrote in message . .. | On 2005-08-17, Raleighgirl wrote: | | wrote in message | . .. | | What is fabric netting versus bird netting? I tried a net | years ago and | | quit after I found a bird's leg caught in it. Granted I did | not have it | | stretched taunt but loose and folded at the bottom. | | O yea, after finding carcasses in the bird netting, I abandoned | that idea years ago. I don't sew so this is the best I can do | Wes: Someone said it's tool (phonetic, can't figure out how it's | spelled!) like for under flouncy skirts. It's available at any | | Tulle? | | http://www.papermart.com/wedding_wel...act&GOKEY=tule | Yep, that's it except I bought it in a 6' width. No need to make a frame. We draped it over the top then used twist ties to cover the sides. It's easy cuz you just removed the twisties to pick. The hubbie made a frame, etc for the strawberries; IMHO it was more hassle than it's worth. Jw | I think if I put it on a frame and stretched it tight that I would not | have a bird trap. Especially the smallest netting I have seen. | Alas that takes time. | | IT looks like what you describe. I think some people call it nylon net. | fabric store, in a wide range of colors, for $1. per yard. The | holes are very, very small but the blueberry bushes don't mind. | The content is definitely synethetic. | Raleighgirl | | | -- | | Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me | please. | | | | is a garbage address. | | | | | -- | Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. | | is a garbage address. |
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Yep, that's it except I bought it in a 6' width. No need to make
a frame. We draped it over the top then used twist ties to cover the sides. It's easy cuz you just removed the twisties to pick. The hubbie made a frame, etc for the strawberries; IMHO it was more hassle than it's worth. My blueberry "bushes" are over 25 years old, and this year I had to buy 15x30 bird netting (two pieces, very pricey). The 15' barely covered them, even though we decapitate the darn things twice a year! So far I know I lose the berries closest to the holes in the netting, but in six years of using the bird netting, I have not had a single bird caught in it. I just drape it over the plants and let it touch the ground on both sides. This weekend we took the netting off and put it away and I harvested the last handful of berries, my first week of Sept ritual. When the bushes were in shade half the day, the berries lasted a couple of weeks longer each year than they do now they are in full sun most of the day. But they were probably well established before the (now-gone) tree grew up big enough to shade them!!! laurie (Mother Mastiff) |
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