After six straight nights with temperatures down in the 20s here, the weather seems to finally have broken. Yesterday we got back up to 60 degrees and the weatherman is not predicting anymore freezing temperatures.
The blueberry plants that we had ordered came last week when we had freeze warnings every night, so we put off planting them of course. I’m glad they did not arrive the week before or we would have planted them and then probably lost them to the freezing! I think we did loose our plum, cherry, and peach crops. They were in bloom but now look like something stomped on them. I’m not sure if the apple trees were hurt too badly yet, and maybe the other trees will rebound, too.
After I got home yesterday we had fun planting some new trees and bushes. We planted the six blueberry plants and the cherry tree we had started from seed. I also got some trees to plant from the soil conservation office for free!
We planted 3 pecan trees in a good open sunny spot that should work well, and we planted six Kentucky Coffee trees in some not so good places. We have high hopes for pecans but we will just have to wait and see if the coffee trees will work in partial shade. We have always wanted pecans in Pure Water Hollow but have never gone to the trouble to get any trees. It is sad thinking that we have been here for 13 years and it takes a pecan tree about 12 years to begin bearing nuts. We could have pecans right now! I suppose later is better than never, however.
I also got some free chestnut trees to plant and some dogwoods. We thought we would plant the dogwoods next to the road along the river where the power lines go over. The power company always cuts the bigger trees down, and these should make a pretty screen from the traffic on the road after they grow. I don’t know where we will put the chestnut trees, since we don’t have any open places. I guess we will plant them in the forest and see if any of them will be able to survive.
I also have 7 more pecan trees and 4 more Ky. Coffee trees that we would like to find a home on our propertyfor!
We have much to do in the planting arena here. If only we had more time and energy…
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sheryl on April 11, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Whatever you do, don`t plant the chestnut trees in the yard or where you have to mow. My grandparent had about five in the yard and they were nothing but a pain. They finally cut them down. They are not bad until the nuts fall to the ground and they are in prickly pods, the best way I know to explain it. If you are barefoot and step on one, oh my gosh it is really painful. They are hard to take your lawn mower over too. Now others may have different experiences with them. But I hated them. But of course, I was around ten and was always stepping on them.
I am so glad that the weather is getting warmer. My peas made it, I think. Some of my other plants, not so sure on them.
Reply by Purewater:
We know all about those prickly hulls you are talking about because we have three large chestnut trees in our front/side yard and they can definitely get in the way!
I wouldn't want to cut them down, though. We had hopes of making chestnut flour out of them, but we could not get the nuts dried out without them getting buggy. We did eat several fresh and our pigs absolutely loved them!
I picked up these new trees mainly because they were free, and we want to plant trees that can be used as a food source. We're hoping to get them established up in the hollow away from the house, but if not, we have plenty of chestnuts to do us from these three mature trees.
Edited by Purewater on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 4:09 PM
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Melanie on April 12, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Our peach, and pear trees were just starting to bloom when we ended up with the nasty cold return of winter as well. I am not sure like you said about the apple trees.
What are KY coffee trees?
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