tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post924296321252431052..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: The Big Apple - In My GardenKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-32855716385573449882014-10-15T21:20:31.047-04:002014-10-15T21:20:31.047-04:00I knew there were a lot of different types of appl...I knew there were a lot of different types of apples, but I just looked it up, thanks to Google, and I am shocked that there are over 7000 varieties!<br /><br />In New England, it's not Fall until you've gone to the Cider Mill and walked around the fields and picked up a few gallons of the magic nectar.<br /><br />We had three apple trees and one pear tree in our yard several years back. All apples were of the same variety - Granny Smith. I still love them.<br /><br />The pears were bosc. I didn't like them as much as the larger variety you find in the supermarket.Jeff Morganhttp://moonworkshome.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-65756397800433910582014-10-04T10:16:48.148-04:002014-10-04T10:16:48.148-04:00Lisa ~ I wondered what the weather might do to it,...<b>Lisa ~ </b>I wondered what the weather might do to it, but it still looks as good as the day I put it out there!<br /><br /><b>Pat ~ </b>I know, isn't it amazing how networking works? I'm curious as to why the 'Honeycrisp' is a difficult tree. Ours are still young and we've gotten a few delicious apples from them, but so far they don't seem to be any different than any others we've grown.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-44189226522509178442014-10-04T09:27:04.220-04:002014-10-04T09:27:04.220-04:00What a great story! I love how we can make all the...What a great story! I love how we can make all these helpful connections in our modern world. I'll be interested to hear how things go with your Honey Crisp tree. I was raving about Honey Crisp to a friend who is an apple farmer and he gritted his teeth a bit. He said it has good flavor and texture which is great for the eater, but a difficult tree for the farmer.CommonWeederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704682182459794221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-31117745948123662632014-10-04T06:07:03.473-04:002014-10-04T06:07:03.473-04:00This is the only type of apple we could have in ou...This is the only type of apple we could have in our garden. It is a beauty.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com