We've been really busy with the garden and have made lots of progress. Photos soon, I promise. Meanwhile, I am happy to announce that the Hudson Valley now has another fruit orchard. OK, it's a mini orchard. A personal mini orchard. Our dwarf (and semi dwarf) fruit trees, which we bought at Adams Fairacre Farms in Kingston last weekend, were delivered today. We were impressed by the healthy trees (and reasonable prices!)
The semi-dwarf McIntosh apple, dwarf Red Anjou pear, dwarf Red Bartlett pear and dwarf Stanley plum will be joining four highbush blueberries and a rhubarb already in the garden. The McIntosh apple and the plum are self-fertile varieties, which means we can grow just one. (Not all apple and plum varieties are self fertile so check before you buy if that's going to be an issue.) The pears each needed another European pear variety nearby to help pollination, so that's why we have two. And yes, we are still installing the deer fence.
Now I want a garden gnome to oversee the dwarf fruit forest ...
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