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kevin@kuffelcreek.com
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March 23, 2017 - 7:50 pm

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From an orchard near Kampala, Uganda

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Rooney
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March 25, 2017 - 11:20 pm

I think that is interesting how the same things can grow and adapt. My place inside central Alaska has apples fruiting in the last couple of mild years but this is what we have now in March 2017. (Yikes!)

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John S
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March 26, 2017 - 10:38 pm

Nice Kevin. Sometimes it pays to be such an apple nut.  Contagion spreads when people discover new foods that are delicious and new ways to grow them.
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DanielW
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March 30, 2017 - 6:40 pm

That's interesting.  I'm glad they are growing, providing an additional nutritious local food source.

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caseroj
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December 28, 2017 - 2:33 pm

Hi Kevin,

 

I have seen many of the videos you made with Tom Spellman from Dave Wilson Nursery.  In fact those videos were my inspiration for trying supposed high chill apple varieties in my home orchard.  I live in Central Florida (zone 9b) and so far I have found growing apples on M111 root stock pretty easy.  That root stock does well in our hot climate and seems to like the sand/clay soil mixture we have here.  So far it has been easier to grow apples than citrus in Central Florida.  Primarily because of all the diseases attacking the citrus industry in the state many commercial orchards are switching to some low chill peaches.  Not sure if they are trying apples though.  I am worried about fireblight but haven't seen it so far.

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