Introducing myself to Scott's forum

Hello @Amy. Read this and my earlier thread for ideas:

On old pasture if you have time it can be worthwhile spending 2-3 years improving your soil organic matter with a permaculture type approach of nitrogen fixers in summer and cover crops in winter.

#1 key for you is picking the right rootstock. For apples if I could do it again I would use Bud118 and crop heavily and branch bend to control size.

With SWD arriving I am de emphasizing late summer/fall berry crops like raspberries. Black currants and Elder flowers are high yield for little work.

Read my posts and feel free to ask questions.

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