Apple Blossoms……….. “Pretty in Pink”
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Well at long last the apple blossooms have burst into spirng glory. It is a sight to behold as I gaze at my small apple orchard. Planted several years ago as we brought our family into this world, I planted an apple tree to celebrate each of our four childrens births. All have done pretty good despite some neglect and continue to yeild harvest of tasty fruit year after year. I wish I had planted a few more fruit trees as I see how well they have done in our Terrebonne area. That is not to say this is an orchard easy area but they have done very well with a minimal amount of care. This year looks like it could be a bumper crop as the trees are just afloat in pink blooms. The bee count seems to be okay in this area so the pollination should go well. Just a side note for those of you that have trees that need to sprayed for various reasons, DON’T SPRAY when blossoms are present and ONLY SPRAY during the later part of the day so as not to harm benificial insects such as pollinating honey bees!
On another subject I have sown seeds of peas, lettuce, chard, spinach, and beets which are all just breaking ground. Sets of sweet onions have been lined out in rows so by and by my garden is taking shape for the upcomming season. I am thinking about raising a pergola above by garden on which I will sow climbing beans and orange flowering thumberi so as to provide just a hint of shade over my garden when the sun begins to bear down with the hot temperatures of summer. I will keep you posted as to the success of this project. Over in the “hardening off” area of my garden I have in the ready my tomatoes, cucumbers, and summer squash. The GREAT BBQ season would not be complete if I didn’t have those great grilling favorites. Living in Terrebonne (lower elevation than a lot of Central Oregon areas) I get the jump on a lot of my garden plants. I am using a lot of earth worm castings and Azomite (calcium rich ammendment) as I plant my garden this year. The reasearch that is emerging in regards to both of these natural ingredients gets just about everthing excited inregards to healthy growing conditions.
Well that is about all for this post. I must say I have been a little delinquent in writing posts these past few days. I could say I was to busy or didn’t have enough time………………………. but…………. there is still twenty four hours in a day and we all have choices as to what we do with our time. Hope all goes well in your life and in your garden. Doug
Well at long last the apple blossooms have burst into spirng glory. It is a sight to behold as I gaze at my small apple orchard. Planted several years ago as we brought our family into this world, I planted an apple tree to celebrate each of our four childrens births. All have done pretty good despite some neglect and continue to yeild harvest of tasty fruit year after year. I wish I had planted a few more fruit trees as I see how well they have done in our Terrebonne area. That is not to say this is an orchard easy area but they have done very well with a minimal amount of care. This year looks like it could be a bumper crop as the trees are just afloat in pink blooms. The bee count seems to be okay in this area so the pollination should go well. Just a side note for those of you that have trees that need to sprayed for various reasons, DON’T SPRAY when blossoms are present and ONLY SPRAY during the later part of the day so as not to harm benificial insects such as pollinating honey bees!
On another subject I have sown seeds of peas, lettuce, chard, spinach, and beets which are all just breaking ground. Sets of sweet onions have been lined out in rows so by and by my garden is taking shape for the upcomming season. I am thinking about raising a pergola above by garden on which I will sow climbing beans and orange flowering thumberi so as to provide just a hint of shade over my garden when the sun begins to bear down with the hot temperatures of summer. I will keep you posted as to the success of this project. Over in the “hardening off” area of my garden I have in the ready my tomatoes, cucumbers, and summer squash. The GREAT BBQ season would not be complete if I didn’t have those great grilling favorites. Living in Terrebonne (lower elevation than a lot of Central Oregon areas) I get the jump on a lot of my garden plants. I am using a lot of earth worm castings and Azomite (calcium rich ammendment) as I plant my garden this year. The reasearch that is emerging in regards to both of these natural ingredients gets just about everthing excited inregards to healthy growing conditions.
Well that is about all for this post. I must say I have been a little delinquent in writing posts these past few days. I could say I was to busy or didn’t have enough time………………………. but…………. there is still twenty four hours in a day and we all have choices as to what we do with our time. Hope all goes well in your life and in your garden. Doug
