These are amazing. They are like the peony version of dinner plate dahlias. The variety is Bartzella. Third year - I think much more vigorous than "regular" peonies.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Dwarf Tomato Update. 5.28.2021
Here are some of the dwarf tomato plants. So far -
(1) The leaves are much thicker than regular tomato plant leaves.
(2) I think the ones I planted in containers are healthier looking than the ones I planted in the ground.
(3) There are quite a few flowers on terminal buds.
(4) BrandyFred looks like a mutant plastic version of a to a tomato plant. It's so sturdy, green, thick leaves. Really an interesting and different tomato plant.
(5) CC McGee, which is in the ground, doesn't look too healthy.
BrandyFred
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Grafting Update. 5.27.2021
I'm happy with the grafts so far. All are growing. A couple of the black cherries seem a bit slow, but the third of those is growing faster too.
These are third tiers for espaliers. The most vigorous is Gala grafted onto Honeycrisp, then Rubinette grafted onto Zestar. The red leaf apple is Otterson, grafted onto Calypso. Otterson bloomed at every bud. I cut off the flowers. Now it has a growth shoot, so it looks like it will grow OK too.
Mock Orange Blooming. 5.27.2021
This mock orange is about 6 years old. When smaller, deer browsed the tasty young shoots. It's much bigger now and they seem to leave it alone.
Very pretty flowers. Almost like white roses.
Snap Pruning Blackberry Primocanes. 5.27.2021
Blackberries have a two-step growth cycle. During the first year, the primocanes grow. Those survive the next winter, and in the next spring they become blooming floricanes, which bear the berries. The exceptions are a few modern types that compress the cycle into one season, such as primocane bearing Prime Ark Freedom.
Some varieties are too vigorous. My favorite is Triple Crown, which must grow 10 or 12 feet tall if I let it. Then they fall over. If they are topped when much shorter, they will grow lateral canes and remain much shorter. The berry production is supposed to be much better too, on these laterals.
The pruning is very simple. Books call it "pinching", but if the tip is bent, it snaps off. No knife or pruning shears are needed. There are various recommendations about the height - 2 to 4 feet. I'm aiming for waist high, about 3 feet, but did these a little shorter to catch them while I was there and remembering.
Snapped!
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