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Our mature bartlet pear is covered up in pears again. Spraying seemed to help the monster with its rust issue somewhat. It still has...

Red haven is fleshing up, and it's shocking how much it's grown in just 3 days. Yes it is the same tree I posted 3 days ago. Now I can...

Seeing the orchard producing is so rewarding. I'd sure enjoy that ripe fruit....I know y'all will. Hard work pays off. Plus -- you...

Well I mowed the orchard and noticed our single redhaven peach tree has finally completed it's pit hardening phase and starting to flesh...

Whoa a multiple guess quiz:thumbsup 1. Your ideal morning starts with: E) Prayer and Coffee 2. If someone gave you a $100 gift card...

Depends on the cat. My female cat is perfectly safe with chicks. Sometimes I'll catch her sunning with the piles of silkies. Her...

Google said its not a good idea but my chickens are separated with an electric fence and I've seen cats free ranging with chickens. What...

reminds me of the first few years i planted some phlox seeds (purple, white, pink mix that i harvested from a patch along a road) that...

Lucky here because they're everywhere! So birds have a selection. Wheat will be harvested soon -- that gives the birds a better choice...

They aren't native here. I have on about to bloom but it needs a pollinator. Last year I got lucky and picked up a late bloomer at...

Same here....wild, plentiful!!

It's the year for elder berries. They are growing wild, all over the place and healthy, 6 to 10 foot tall. These are the ones I could...

I know... it's more oval shaped and huge for being so early in the season. It might be a wolf river. I'll have to wait and see...

That does not look like any Red Delicious I have ever seen. Even the shape is wrong.

Very surprised apples are starting to size up already, it's a long time until fall. According to Stark Bros, this is supposed to be a...