Tag: Apples

Growing Your Own Rootstock

This past weekend, I rediscovered some youtube videos that discuss how to grow your own rootstocks. Seems really straight forward. I have several small Antonovka apple trees growing from rootstocks of failed grafting attempts last season. Perhaps I’ll experiment on one of them to see if I can grow more.

Dreaming of an Orchard

It’s winter here in New England.  And if you haven’t heard, we’re getting walloped by snow!  It seems every few days there’s more white stuff to shovel.  Meanwhile my friends in places like Minnesota report bare ground.  We live in strange times for sure. All this snow might be enough to drive some gardeners stir crazy. In fact, some would…