Bad enough that I am converting 3 mature cherry trees to plum!
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What month did your Cherries ripen,Dennis?
Hi Brady,
Late July to early Aug.
I use Kayolin clay and insecticides on most of my fruit trees and it has been very effective to control the apple fly maggot on apples and peaches, but it does not control SWD, I would say that SWD infected about 95 % of my sweet cherries in the average year. Finally after 20 years of trying to raise cherries I am relenting to the SWD, they won and I am converting to plums which for some reason I do not understand have very few insects here. I do not ever spray my plums!
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My biggest was accepting from the nurseryman plants with two differents kind of rootstocks, with different behaviors in a soil rich in siltā¦ this way now a part of the vineyard has too vigourous plants and slightly different ripening periods. Second was to choose a variety at 28 without knowing all the things I know nowā¦ thatās why yours is a very intelligent question 
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I can believe itā¦ Realtor acquaintances say the market is booming around here.
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Roger I am no expert, but I would have a different opinion on your approach. Watering āenoughā would be my approach to start, and is what I plan to do for my new trees and berries. I would think that if you over water, that your plant roots will grow in such a way that they will depend more on the frequent watering regimen and if they have a drought year down the road, they may be less resilient or able to handle the dry spell without a deep enough root system.
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You are exactly right. I agree. My soil has extreme drainage quality, so may require more than other types, but, yes, only the amount necessary to prevent drought. Allow plants to begin wilting slightly, even, before watering, and getting to know the watering needs for each so as not to over-water or cause drought.
Thank you for that!
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What insecticides do you use for SWD and how frequently do you spray?
I have heard that honeyberries and blueberries donāt wilt when too dry. They just croak.
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Itās a beautiful state . . . I just was surprised to hear that people were flocking there!
My biggest mistake was planting fruit trees even though we moved every few years for my husbandās job. I finally quit trying and grew amazing raspberries and great strawberries.
Now that we are stationary - he has retired - I have enough experience to resist the urge to plant things that wonāt do well here in TN. Well, almost. I tried āRussianā pomegranates - died to the ground every winter, and hardy kiwi - would do great for 2-4 years then die for no apparent reason. But have so far resisted the urge to plant cherries and apricots.
It is so hard to see the photos and read the descriptions. It helps to come here and read about the failures (sorry, it really does help!) and remember why I am sticking with muscadines, blueberries, a few apples, peaches and an asian pear. Oh, and blackberries.
And a mistake I just made last fall, I ordered a peach tree but then there was no confirmation email, so I assumed the order had not gone through and I ordered another one from a different nursery. They have now both arrived! Oh well, I love peaches. Letās see how they doā¦
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My biggest mistake I could have made is ordering too many wrong varieties of trees on the wrong rootstocks. I was lucky the nurseries were out if stock of the varieties I thought I wanted. I started doing more research about apple varieties and different rootstocks.
I would have made a HUGE mistake if all those apple trees had been available at that time. I had not done enough reading and research. I started just planting a few trees per year so if I did make a mistake it would only be a few trees to remove not 30 trees.
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What is pictured?
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Beautiful fence post you have there 
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Thatās a semi dwarf apple tree.
Not my own, but I pruned it.
Wait - whatās wrong with weed fabric under your trees? Iām going into my third year now with my Sunbelt fabric and Iām loving it. Curious whatās on the horizon for meā¦
And because all the things we known but canāt mention. You know what I am talking about.
Because of Amazon moved in
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Theyāve āmoved inā to just about every state it seems likeā¦
Yeah, it is populating in almost every large and mid cities but in different scales. Tennessee has one of its major logistics center I have heard therefore created a lot of job opportunities.