Author: Mrs. Frugalwoods
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We’re planting a pear, peach, apple and elderberry orchard this spring! Because why not. In a year (two years?) of unrest and insanity, why not plant an entire fruit orchard. We have a long-standing goal of expanding the perennial foods we grow and this’ll be our latest and largest undertaking.
In years past, we planted perennial blueberries, strawberries, currants, cherries and did major remediation work on our existing apple and plum trees. This’ll be our most ambitious perennial endeavor and it feels right. We want to establish a homestead that will bear fruit–quite literally–for our children and grandchildren. Of course they’ll probably all live in New York City and have no interest in farming, BUT they can come visit, right?!?
When planting a tree orchard, one orders baby trees! And so, last month we spent $430.38 on the following (all ordered from Fedco trees):
- Keepsake Apple, 1, on Bud 118 semi-dwarfing stock — 1 × $30.25 = $30.25
- Dabinett Cider Apple, 1, on standard stock — 1 × $30.25 = $30.25
- Harrison Cider Apple, 1, on standard stock — 1 × $30.25 = $30.25
- Kingston Black Cider Apple, 1, on standard stock — 1 × $30.25 = $30.25
- Cabot Vermont European Pear, 1 — 1 × $31.75 = $31.75
- Luscious European Pear, 1 — 1 × $31.75 = $31.75
- McLaughlin European Pear, 1 — 1 × $31.75 = $31.75
- Nova European Pear, 1 — 1 × $31.75 = $31.75
- Patten European Pear, 1 — 1 × $31.75 = $31.75
- Redhaven Peach, 1 — 1 × $30.25 = $30.25
- Reliance Peach, 1 — 1 × $30.25 = $30.25
- ‘Adams No.
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