jmcextman

Daily (morning) lows (degrees F.) for 01/04/14 in Massachusetts. Peach (and other stone fruit) bud damage will occur at -10 F., depending...

In 2013, my Fruiting Wall Apple (FWA) vs. Tall Spindle Apple (TSA) experiment was picked on September 11 at the UMass Cold Spring Orchard. A...

I t's been a bit trying to grow sweet cherries this year given it has been one of the wettest Junes on record here in New England! I h...

I just returned from the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) 56th Annual Conference held at the Boston Copley Marriott from Februa...

T oday I picked 30 Gibson Golden Delicious trees planted in 2002 on B.9 rootstock spaced 2 ft. apart. (Essentially a super-spindle.) Last ...

Right. I am no poet! But I have recently come to re-appreciate some of the attributes of Liberty. A reminder it is scab-resistant (but no...

A fter a lunch with a view (why didn't I take any pictures?) at Verger Bel Horizon (and some more cider!), Friday afternoon first stop w...