Apples!

Posted by Brette in Gardening

applesWe planted two apple trees in our yard last fall. They bloomed in the spring. Only one grew apples, but we were happy! I watched them growing all summer, as did one of our dogs. He spent a lot of time under that tree, gazing upward thinking “How can I get those?” Yesterday we picked some of the apples. We left 3-4 on the tree since they may get a bit riper. We did nothing to this tree other than water it – no sprays, no chemicals, nothing. I was expecting nothing and instead we got a nice little bunch of very usable apples.

We planted two apple trees in our yard last fall. They bloomed in the spring. Only one grew apples, but we were happy! I watched them growing all summer, as did one of our dogs. He spent a lot of time under that tree, gazing upward thinking “How can I get those?” Yesterday we picked … Read more

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