tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post7156995611273980688..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Sturmer PippinKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-37408045003781027412014-11-30T22:31:39.454+00:002014-11-30T22:31:39.454+00:00I'll have to get the girls down in the orchard...I'll have to get the girls down in the orchard with some pots and pans for a nice loud wassail next year! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-49409251574459919352014-11-30T22:30:51.627+00:002014-11-30T22:30:51.627+00:00I didn't know that about having to plant apple...I didn't know that about having to plant apple trees to title the land, sounds like a good idea to me! I think it's really worth it to keep propagating these old varieties, ones that keep well are especially important for our lifestyles!<br />The pollen shouldn't affect the apple type you get from that tree, only the seeds in the apple and what tree would grow from it. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-5345056762087671972014-11-30T22:26:49.112+00:002014-11-30T22:26:49.112+00:00I'd like to but it's something I keep putt...I'd like to but it's something I keep putting off. I'd like to build some top bar hives, not too bothered about the honey really as I don't like the stuff! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-87543507890387017442014-11-29T13:10:13.942+00:002014-11-29T13:10:13.942+00:00We didn't have one single solitary apple this ...We didn't have one single solitary apple this year..mind you, we didn't wassail,so I guess it serves us right. <br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-59044208653158450872014-11-29T07:15:44.512+00:002014-11-29T07:15:44.512+00:00It's so hard to find many of the older varieti...It's so hard to find many of the older varieties around here anymore. The original homesteaders had to plant so many in order to be able to title the ground originally but many of them finally died out a few decades ago. <br /><br />I was amazed at how well some of my Apples did when I began planting in different varieties though. It was like the different pollen available was producing entirely different Apples for old trees.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-35450436605118955262014-11-29T07:03:12.941+00:002014-11-29T07:03:12.941+00:00you have a great selection of apple trees Kev, man...you have a great selection of apple trees Kev, many I have never heard of, are you planning on adding a couple of hives to help with pollination Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com