My little orchard

Pictures!
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looking awesome Conway! I need to build a fence like that around my pool.

RedSun. Thank you. I used the same mulch over a lot of my garden and it is breaking down fairly quick. Fortunately our city has a green waste site that gives away as much mulch as you want. Just cost time and gas money. I usually wait until it hasnt rained in a few day so the load isnt so heavy. I need to get more soon.
Mike

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This is good. Otherwise the cost of mulch (+truck) is just too much …

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Great job Mr Conway

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26 inches of rain in the last 60 days has really made my trees go nuts. Once tropical storm Bill left I was able to go out and do some size control. My plums and apples have grown quite a bit too but nothing like these three peaches.
this was right before their haircut

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and this was after, backside of them. I will probably let them get too about 7-8 feet tall and that will be the finished height. Chainlink fence is 6 feet.
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Yes these are big box trees and I know they probably wont be what I think they are, but they are peaches and with any luck next year Ill hopefully finally be eating my own grown fruit.
mike

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Mike, you have a very nice orchard. Trees are well taken care.

I am from Tulsa too. I planted few fruit trees this spring. I am hoping that in future they will grow up like yours.

26" of rain for last 60 days was too much for my little trees. I have over watering issue for some of my little trees.

Good luck for your orchard.

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MMR, thanks for that. Yours will get there. with the recent rain and next weeks weather we should have tons and tons of growth, plus gigantic mosquitoes.

Mike

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Mike, very nice orchard and what healthy trees you have! Looks like you’ve got some summer pruning chores ahead, but that’s a good thing, think how established your trees are, now!

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thanks patty. At this rate I may have to prune twice more.