Testament to GM!

[ktrain]

Here we have it, the results are in.
Now I know I am in North Georgia, we see mostly temps in the 20's in winter.
A few times we were down to the teens, and once or twice down to 11 degrees...for a day or two.

This is a 4yr old Green Michurinska went in ground beginning of last year and was totally unprotected.
You may remember my angry post showing how the little evil coons climbed it and snapped it in half. GAH!
So this sits behind my house, about 5' from the garage roof...in a line with Chicago Hardy, Celeste, & St, Rita.
5 yrs of having to cut down my Celeste due to either freeze or ambrosia beetles....finally it looks like it made it through the winter too!

But back to the GM...look at those buds!




And the Celeste...

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

Love the thickness of the trunks in the last picture. Looks like the size beavers love to cut down. You might want to put the chicken wire around that tree.

 

[bushdoctor82]

Looks like the start of a fruitful season for you.

 

[ktrain]

Love the thickness of the trunks in the last picture. Looks like the size beavers love to cut down. You might want to put the chicken wire around that tree.

I don't think the beaver knows about the trees at the back of the house, better safe than sorry though. lol

 

[ktrain]

Looks like the start of a fruitful season for you.

I'm hoping so, but I have to protect them from the small brown and low to the ground critters...can't be having that fiasco again! lol

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

Are those buds around the apical bud breba or leaf buds?

 

[ktrain]

Are those buds around the apical bud breba or leaf buds?

There are some of both, I will be able to see numbers as they swell a bit more.
I spent some time preparing my raised beds for the tomatoes and peppers...so nice out today.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Here we have it, the results are in.
Now I know I am in North Georgia, we see mostly temps in the 20's in winter.
A few times we were down to the teens, and once or twice down to 11 degrees...for a day or two.

This is a 4yr old Green Michurinska went in ground beginning of last year and was totally unprotected.
You may remember my angry post showing how the little evil coons climbed it and snapped it in half. GAH!
So this sits behind my house, about 5' from the garage roof...in a line with Chicago Hardy, Celeste, & St, Rita.
5 yrs of having to cut down my Celeste due to either freeze or ambrosia beetles....finally it looks like it made it through the winter too!

But back to the GM...look at those buds!

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And the Celeste...

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We have a unk Sicily that was just pruned today back to scaffolds. It survived unprotected into the single digits (7-9) this winter. We have GM and look forward to getting one established outside to compare.
Especially after seeing your results.

 

[TorontoJoe]

The trunk is looking nice and chonky!

 

[Figneer]

Congrats! made it, hopefully you will enjoy a lot of figs from them having an early start

 

[LaFigGwr18]

Looking good. Wished my inground trees had made it.

 

[TorontoJoe]

Looking good. Wished my inground trees had made it.

What happened? How cold did it get there?

 

[ktrain]

We have a unk Sicily that was just pruned today back to scaffolds. It survived unprotected into the single digits (7-9) this winter. We have GM and look forward to getting one established outside to compare.
Especially after seeing your results.

All 4 in my row back there seem good to go.
I'll be choosing another 1 or 2 for in ground this year.

 

[ktrain]

Looking good. Wished my inground trees had made it.

Did you lose a lot?

 

[Vitooch1]

You’re gonna have a great start kev. Make sure you stake that tree before the coons come back.

 

[ktrain]

You’re gonna have a great start kev. Make sure you stake that tree before the coons come back.

Yeah man, I need to figure out some kind of fencing...maybe electric fence?

 

[JMF75]

Green Michurinska is an excellent option for inground culture for short season growers. I'm sure in Georgia you will have a good harvest with your trees.

 

[TorontoJoe]

Green Michurinska is an excellent option for inground culture for short season growers. I'm sure in Georgia you will have a good harvest with your trees.

Trying to figure out why I don't have one

 

[ktrain]

Green Michurinska is an excellent option for inground culture for short season growers. I'm sure in Georgia you will have a good harvest with your trees.

The last few years it has been doing great in a pot, even did good in the rainy season we have.
This will be the first year to get some while it is in ground, thanks to those stupid coons. Lol

 

[ktrain]

Trying to figure out why I don't have one

We need to remedy that.